A new report has revealed job placements continue to rise, highlighting a revival in the labour market.

In news that may be of interest to those researching on recruitment agency back office solutions, job placements continue to rise, highlighting a revival in the labour market, new figures show.

The number of people being placed in permanent jobs by recruiters continues to rise, according to the latest statistics published by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG.

Vacancies for permanent and temporary jobs continued to increase last month as a snap shot of 400 recruitment firms through the Report on Jobs revealed the availability of staff also increased.

Kevin Green, the REC's chief executive, said: "The report highlights continued growth in both temporary and permanent employment, although the rate of growth has slowed slightly compared to previous months.

He went on to add that nurturing "the slowly improving but fragile jobs market" will be the first test of whoever takes over government after the general election.

Polls have suggested that businesses are wary of a hung parliament, which could be the result of this week's election.