--- title: Impact Of Covid-19 On UK Employment & Recruitment description: Covid-19 hit recruitment and employment in the UK hard, but we found it difficult to find a source of data giving a real snapshot of the current climate. image: https://www.hiring-hub.com/hubfs/HIRING-HUB-Impact-of-Covid-19-on-UK-employment-recruitment.png --- [Skip to the main content.](https://www.hiring-hub.com/resources/impact-of-covid-19-on-uk-employment-recruitment#main-content) [![Hiring-Hub-Logo](https://www.hiring-hub.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Hiring-Hub-Logo.png?width=795&height=167&name=Hiring-Hub-Logo.png "Hiring-Hub-Logo")](https://www.hiring-hub.com) [![Hiring Hub Logo](https://www.hiring-hub.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Hiring-Hub-Logo.png?width=400&height=84&name=Hiring-Hub-Logo.png "Hiring Hub Logo")](https://www.hiring-hub.com) - [Features](https://www.hiring-hub.com/platform-features) - [Case Studies](https://www.hiring-hub.com/case-studies) Toggle Menu Toggle Menu - [Features](https://www.hiring-hub.com/platform-features) - [Case Studies](https://www.hiring-hub.com/case-studies) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/HiringHub) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/hiring_hub/) [Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/company/hiring-hub-com/) [X](https://x.com/HiringHub) 1 min read # Impact Of Covid-19 On UK Employment & Recruitment [Sasha](https://www.hiring-hub.com/resources/author/sasha) Published July 6, 2020 Updated May 2, 2025 [Employment](https://www.hiring-hub.com/resources/tag/employment) [Recruitment](https://www.hiring-hub.com/resources/tag/recruitment) Covid-19 hit recruitment and employment activity in the UK hard, but when we scoured the internet to determine just how hard, we found it difficult to find a consolidated source of data and information to get a real snapshot of the current climate. While it was easy to find job data, and firms like Adzuna – who have joined forces with the Office of National Statistics to deliver real time vacancy data – are doing an excellent job of sharing up-to-date information, it only provides one view. Hence the marketing team at Hiring Hub got busy and created this useful infographic to pull data together from lots of different sources to offer readers a quick overview of Covid-19’s impact on the employment and recruitment landscape, covering: - Impact on each sector - Redundancies and pay - Employer sentiment - Job seeker sentiment We hope it’s useful – we’ve already committed to creating a follow-up later in the year as the UK, and the businesses that form the lifeblood of its economy, begin to recover.   ![Impact of Covid 19 on UK employment](https://www.hiring-hub.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HIRING-HUB-Impact-of-Covid-19-on-UK-employment-recruitment.png?width=893&height=1633&name=HIRING-HUB-Impact-of-Covid-19-on-UK-employment-recruitment.png)   ### Browse Posts by Tag - [Business (18)](https://www.hiring-hub.com/resources/tag/business) - [Employment (30)](https://www.hiring-hub.com/resources/tag/employment) - [Entrepreneurs (4)](https://www.hiring-hub.com/resources/tag/entrepreneurs) - [Hiring Hub (2)](https://www.hiring-hub.com/resources/tag/hiring-hub) - [Human Resources (5)](https://www.hiring-hub.com/resources/tag/human-resources) - [Industry Insight (2)](https://www.hiring-hub.com/resources/tag/industry-insight) - [News (1)](https://www.hiring-hub.com/resources/tag/news) - [Online Recruitment (3)](https://www.hiring-hub.com/resources/tag/online-recruitment) - [Parntership (1)](https://www.hiring-hub.com/resources/tag/parntership) - [Recruiters (10)](https://www.hiring-hub.com/resources/tag/recruiters) - [Recruitment (27)](https://www.hiring-hub.com/resources/tag/recruitment) - [Technology (7)](https://www.hiring-hub.com/resources/tag/technology) See All [![Are Cover Letters Obsolete? 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