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Permanent staff placements grew for the sixth month in a row in January and the number of job vacancies was the highest recorded since July 2007, a survey has shown.

Although the acceleration in the number of permanent and temporary placements slowed from December, the positive job trend continued.

Vacancies grew for the fourth consecutive month and the rate of growth in the number of candidates seeking work also dropped, according to the survey of 400 recruitment consultancies.

Although these signs are encouraging and shows the British economy “is on the road to recovery” the figures should still be treated with caution.

Kevin Green, REC’s chief executive, said: “The labour market is out of intensive care but it is still in a fragile state. While employers are hiring more now than at any other time in the last year, the recovery is tentative and must not be put at risk by taxes or regulatory changes.”

Bernard Brown, partner and head of business services at KPMG, added: “The UK jobs market is continuing its journey back to health. Placements of permanent and temporary jobs have been rising again in January although at a slower pace than a month before, a reminder that the road to recovery will be bumpy.”

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