Sarah Jones, Head of Marketing at Acorn, Wales’ leading recruitment and training agency, said: “Today’s employment figures are excellent news for the UK as any fall in unemployment signals that the economy is continuing to head in the right direction.
“In Wales, the figures showed that the rate of unemployment is again below the UK average, with Wales continuing to go from strength to strength.
“This reiterates what we have seen here with our specialist sectors such as IT & Digital, Legal, and Technical & Engineering who are seeing an increase in permanent placements on a monthly basis. And of course, the construction industry in South Wales is thriving with so many projects on the horizon.
“However, there is a growing concern about skills shortages within these sectors, so we must continue to address this to support the growing economy.
“Here at Acorn we have developed a number of initiatives to address the skills gap, such as IT Bootcamps, developing work-ready Software Developers within six weeks, and the In-site forum to discuss skills required for construction plans for Wales and the UK.
“It is clear the road to decent growth will continue to have its ups and downs, but the labour market is certainly moving forward.”