Public sector recruitment down 10% on last year, says online survey‏

The Monster Employment Index Europe is a monthly analysis of millions ofonline job opportunities culled from a large, representative selection of corporate career sites and job boards across the European Union, including Monster.co.uk. http://about-monster.com/sites/default/files/employment-index/EUMEI_UK_Sep09_FINAL.pdf

"September saw a notable decrease in hiring activity in public sector, defence, community. There was reduced availability in education, training,and library; and healthcare, social work - possibly reflecting pressure ongovernment spending amid widening deficits... Just eight of the 21 industry sectors monitored by the Index registered overall increases in online job availability in September.

Public sector, defence, community was hit the hardest, with offerings down by 11 points (ten percent) in September. The sector dropped to a 14-month low, indicating less hiring in the government sphere."