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'2023-09-08
 
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Help Merseyside thrive by supporting people into work

A recruitment campaign for work coaches who will help hundreds of jobseekers in Merseyside make their next career move has just been launched.

Successful candidates will play a key part in the Government's £3.5billion drive to get thousands more into work and grow the economy.

Work coaches play a vital role; helping people to find rewarding jobs, gain financial independence and fulfil their potential.

Denise, a Work Coach from Leeds, said the satisfaction she gets from changing people's lives is priceless:- "I love my job. My big reward is watching my customers turn their lives around and get a job."

Her colleague Kash agreed:- "Helping a customer find work gives me a real sense of achievement."

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Mel Stride MP, said:- "Work coaches like Denise and Kash are playing a vital role in our drive to help millions more into work, fulfil their potential and grow the economy. I encourage anyone in Merseyside looking for a rewarding role supporting people to transform their lives to apply and start an exciting career at the DWP."

The DWP is advertising roles across the country over the next 6 months and applications in Merseyside will close on 14 September 2023.

For any further advice and guidance, contact your local Jobcentre Plus.

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North West business activity falls for 1st time in 7 months in August!

GROWING headwinds to demand saw business activity levels across the North West fall for the 1st time in 7 months, in August 2023, the latest NatWest Regional PMI® survey showed. With backlogs of work declining, firms showed greater caution towards hiring. Positively, latest data indicated a sustained easing of inflationary pressures.

The headline North West PMI Business Activity Index; a seasonally adjusted index that measures the month on month change in the combined output of the Region's manufacturing and service sectors; moved below the 50 no change threshold separating growth from contraction for the 1st time since January. At 47.2, down from:- July's 51.9, the latest reading pointed to a solid rate of decline in business activity, and 1 that was slightly faster than that seen across the UK as a whole (48.6).

Demand for goods and services across the North West weakened in August, as highlighted by a 4th straight monthly decline in inflows of new work. Moreover, the rate of contraction accelerated notably from the previous survey period to the fastest since November 2022. It also outstripped the UK-wide average, with only the South West and Yorkshire and Humber recording more marked declines. A squeeze on spending due to the rising cost of living and an uncertain UK economic outlook weighed on customer demand, according to surveyed firms.

Businesses' expectations towards future output ticked up in August, after having sunk to a seven-month low at the start of the third quarter. Even so, the degree of optimism remained slightly below the average recorded over the series history since:- July 2012, reflecting sub par confidence among the Region's services firms. It was hoped that new products would support higher activity over the coming year, but at the same time firms voiced concerns about pressure on household incomes and an uncertain global economic outlook.

Private sector employment across the North West rose only marginally in August, with the rate of job creation having slowed for the 2nd month running to the weakest since March. The result was in line with the trend recorded across the UK as a whole. Underlying data showed a slowdown in hiring across the Region's services sector, but also a renewed uptick in local factory jobs numbers.

Latest data showed a sharp and accelerated reduction in outstanding business (ie:- orders awaiting completion) at private sector firms in the North West. Having quickened for the 6th month in a row, the rate of depletion reached the fastest since May 2020 and was the 2nd-sharpest among the 12 monitored Regions (after that seen in Wales).

Cost pressures faced by private sector firms in the North West eased during August. Input price inflation slowed to its weakest for nearly 3 years and moved closer to its pre-pandemic long run average. It was also comfortably below the national rate. Falling manufacturing purchasing costs contrasted with a rapid, albeit weaker rise in service sector operating expenses, with the latter largely linked to growing wage demands.

There was a notable slowdown in the rate of increase in average prices charged by firms in the North West midway through the third quarter. The respective seasonally adjusted index fell to its lowest since November 2020 and the rate of inflation signalled was the weakest among the 12 Regions monitored by the survey. Whilst some firms passed on higher costs to customers, others noted the influence of growing competition for new work.

Malcolm Buchanan, Chair of NatWest North Regional Board, commented:- "Business activity in the Region has unsurprisingly succumbed to the recent soft patch in demand, dropping for the 1st time in 7 months in August. That said, the North West isn't the only area under pressure, with output falling in 8 of the 12 monitored Regions midway through the third quarter. Reduced workloads and the absence of any real optimism among firms towards the outlook has placed the brakes on job creation in the Region, although the fact that employment so far looks resilient is a positive. It's also encouraging to see price pressures easing, with the survey's measures of input cost and prices charged inflation both falling to 33 month lows."

 
      
 
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