21st July 2010, 10:48 AM
If we put aside the 2007 high (which to be honest was an unsustainable high) then these figures are in fact encouraging. Business confidence did indeed fall in April, and was in part due to the lack of confidence in what would come out of the election in May. What I have been hearing recently, is a levelling - where companies have in general full books, but no more... there is a point where demand and supply are equally balanced. This often means no 'new' jobs and a reliance on contacting people that had previously been 'let go' and so in may not be seen easily in the adverts carried, however, adverts for digging staff are there. The more worrying aspect for us is the potential to see curatorial archaeology placed on an endangered list. AND the potential knock-on if the capital projects are reduced or cancelled.
What are peoples thoughts? Are we burying heads in sand? or are we facing up to the realities?
What are peoples thoughts? Are we burying heads in sand? or are we facing up to the realities?