Longford employment opportunities expected to grow by 10%

Employment opportunities are expected to grow by 10% in Longford during the course of 2024, according to leading recruitment company, FRS Recruitment. This follows a disappointing 2023, when the number of opportunities in Longford declined by 11%.

The positive outlook for the coming year is in line with FRS Recruitment’s national projections, with 8% growth also forecast for the country as a whole over the next 12 months. They are anticipating particularly strong demand for accounting, insurance, engineering, science, construction, cybersecurity and social care personnel on a national basis for the coming year.
It is also expected that upward pressure on salaries in Longford and the rest of the country will continue over the next 12 months, with the economy at full employment and cost of living challenges still being felt by local employees.
The analysis is included in FRS Recruitment’s 2023 Review & 2024 Trend Forecast report.

Speaking about the report and the outlook for the year ahead, Lynne McCormack, General Manager with FRS Recruitment said, “If 2023 was a year of turbulence in the recruitment market locally and nationally, we are anticipating a steady rise in opportunities in Longford for the year ahead. We are already seeing green shoots of recruitment appear across multiple sectors, several of which experienced a challenging 12 months.

“It is fair to say that in 2023, the market in Longford and the rest of the country got jittery, certainly in the first half of the year. The large job losses announced by the major tech companies seemed to resonate across the market and across most of the country. This had implications for opportunities coming on stream for multiple industries beyond the IT sector. Rising costs relating to energy, supply chain expenses and salaries also impacted on the recruitment outlook as many Longford based employers opted to utilise their available workforce rather than going to the market with new openings.”