The survey, conducted amongst 1814 applicants, found this recent spike in unemployment has mostly affected those in the under 49 age bracket.
This correlates with information recently released from the Office of National Statistics, which identified that over the past financial quarter over 22,000 permanent jobs were lost.
The most concerning data from the survey was to be found in the ‘Over 50s’ category. Of those surveyed 56% reported being made redundant which was more than double that for the other age groups surveyed. The survey showed that those in the over 50s group struggled to find re-employment with over a quarter being unemployed for over 12 months.
Recruitment Genius claims this doesn’t have to be viewed negatively as there are, in fact, many jobs being created. Many of which suit the more mature workers.
Geoff Newman, CEO of Recruitment Genius, said: "Traditionally those in the over-50s age bracket are able to take on part-time work and be more flexible with their working practices. On a positive note 117,000 part-time positions were created during the last financial quarter which means there are opportunities out there; the challenge is matching the employer to the right candidate."
Over 50s suffer the brunt of redundancies and struggle to find work
A survey conducted by Recruitment Genius has identified a recent rise in unemployment, occurring most noticeably, in the past month.
