Companies are begining to hire again, my research team just handed some valuable information on hiring trends and patterns in the UK.

Announcements of the creation of new jobs across the UK in 2009

30 July - Government pledge 47,000

28 July - NHS (apprentices) 5,000

17 July - Travelodge 250

3 July - Westfield Stratford City 18,000 By 2015

14 May - Lebara Mobile 130

1 May - PricewaterhouseCoopers1,000

27 April - GreenThumb 1,000

23 April - Carphone Warehouse 10,000, Drax Power 1,000

22 April - Tesco 11,000

6 April - Tesco 800

25 March - Vodafone 200, McDonalds 6,000

18 March - Travelodge 200

17 March - Debenhams 1,200

16 March - Bupa 800

3 March - Tesco Personal Finance 200

25 February - Gem 900

16 February - KFC 9,000

3 February - Pontins 2,000

29 January - Subway 7,000, Asda 7,000

28 January - BSkyB 1,000

18 January - Esure 500

16 January - Waitrose 4,000

13 January - Tesco 10,000

10 January - Iceland 2,500

9 January - Sainsbury's 5,000