According to the CV Library, the top 10 sectors that saw the biggest drop in job adverts as a result of Brexit and COVID-19 are:

• Catering – down 52.8%
• Sales – down 23.8%
• Automotive – down 22.6%
• Recruitment – down 17.8%
• Administration – down 16.7%
• Retail – down 14%
• Customer Service – down 13.6%
• Marketing – down 13.5%
• Manufacturing – down 12.1%
• Leisure/Tourism – down 12%

Not only job adverts are falling but also salary, as hospitality pay decreased by 9 per cent, catering by 5 per cent and leisure/tourism by 3 per cent. Industries that hire key workers have also witnessed a drop in pay as agriculture is down by 17 per cent, distribution by 6 per cent and public sector by 7 per cent.

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