According to a survey report, the new job appointments grew at the slowest rate in the month of August since last 10 months rising concerns over the strength of the job market of UK.

As per the report of Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), both the temporary and permanent appointments rose at the slowest rate since the month of October in 2009. It has also said the growth of the pay scale also rose slowly.

According to the placement body, the main reason behind the slowdown is the public sector job freezes. It has also mentioned about some sectors where the job opportunities are still there such as engineers, nurses, interne developers and chefs.

These sectors are facing shortage of skilled workers. The chief executive of REC, Kevin Green has said the government should take steps to guide and support the job seekers to create awareness for the growth of job market as that had been the backbone of the economy of country.

As per the latest figures the number of unemployment people fell down by 49,000 in the first quarter of this year and reached to 2.46 million.