From downturn to upturn?

22nd March 2011


The environmentalist talks to recruitment specialists about the current job market for environmental professionals

The labour market for environmental professionals over the past two years mirrors that of the economy generally. Unemployment was 5.1% in February 2008; by the end of 2010 it was 7.9%. “It has been qu

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