PAY levels in Scotland fell for the first time in five months while job creation was at its weakest since the beginning of the year, according to the latest Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs.
The Bank of Scotland Labour Market Barometer – a composite indicator of labour market conditions – registered 52.3 in June, which is a five-month low and shows that job market conditions improved only marginally.
Donald MacRae, chief economist at Bank of Scotland, said: "The Report on Jobs for June showed vacancies continuing to rise and an increase in the numbers of people appointed to permanent jobs.
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