Construction furlough levels drop faster than other sectors

By Jordan Marshall2020-10-23T05:00:00

Firms brought back almost three-quarters of staff on job retention scheme by 31 August

Construction companies brought their staff back from furlough faster than those in virtually any other, new figures have revealed.

Preliminary figures from HMRC for the sector show 290,800 staff furloughed at 31 July and 185,700 furloughed at 31 August. Numbers peaked for the industry on 14 April with 723,600 employees on the job retention scheme.

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