Staff members wear masks while they work at Loxleys Restaurant & Wine Bar, as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions continue to ease, in Stratford Upon Avon, Britain, May 17, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
There are more job vacancies in the United Kingdom today than there were at any time during the past, pandemic-hit year, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics, which said the easing of the novel coronavirus lockdown had triggered a hiring boom.
The UK had 657,000 vacancies, on average, between February and April, the non-ministerial government department, which is also known as the ONS, reported. The number was significantly up by 48,400 compared with the previous quarter.