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Employment rose again this month fuelled solely by a rise in the number of employees. And, positively, not only were more businesses taking on people, the vast majority of these positions were full-time. This increase in the number of people working as employees offset a sharp decline in self-employment.

Bob Egan is the latest addition to the Public Sector team. Bob may be familiar face to many of our clients and applicants having spent many years working within the Economic Development Directorate of Birmingham City Council.

Take five minutes to read through the latest CBI Labour Market Report from Pertemps Network Group.

Sewell & Wood are thrilled to be a sponsoring partner of the innovative "Women Lead the Board" programme organised by Central Consultancy and Training. Women Lead the Board is based on the tried and tested Effective Board Member model where understanding good governance is a key responsibility for those in leadership roles, or who aspire to leadership.

Labour market statistics released today reveal that there are more people in work than ever before. And, at the same time, the data show that the number of people out of work and looking for work has fallen once again. Positively, the fall in unemployment was mainly amongst jobseekers who had been trying to find work for longer periods of time

St Basil’s have an exciting new fundraising event for all you cyclists out there. You can expect all the great organisation that they are known for from their other events, checkpoints along the way, a 'broom wagon' behind, combined with a 50 mile circular route through gorgeous countryside from Sutton Coldfield out to Cannock Chase and Lichfield, or alternatively a 9 mile family route around Sutton Park.

Today's figures show a mixed picture from the labour market over the last three months. With the pace of employment growth slowing and the claimant count rising amidst weaker economic momentum, there is a risk that the labour market will continue to soften in months to come

Today's figures show that labour market performance remained steady in the three months to November 2016. The UK‘s flexible labour market remains a mainstay of the economy and will be key to making a success of Brexit.

St Basils have come up with another fun and innovative way to raise badly needed funds. If you or your company run a café or restaurant in the West Midlands, their "soup-er challenge" is a great and easy way to help your local community!