Figures show new job vacancies rise

New job vacancies increased by 5% in May compared with the previous month, and 17% against May 2011, according to a study.

The Reed Job Index, which measures conditions and trends in the jobs market each month, found healthy growth in more than 70% of the nation's employment sectors, with health and medicine, charity and voluntary and education roles faring strongest, recording monthly growth of 22%, 19% and 18% respectively.