A new survey of more than 1,000 jobseekers has revealed optimism for an improving jobs market in the latter stages of 2010.

The survey, by CV Trumpet, represents the opinions of both unemployed people and people in work seeking new roles. Almost half of the 1,226 jobseekers responding believed that the employment market would have fully recovered by the end of 2010, with only 5% believing it would take until at least 2013 before the market would have recovered from the knock-on effects of the recession.

More detailed analysis confirmed that, while 72% of respondents agreed, or strongly agreed, that securing new work last year was more difficult than in 2008, only 36% agreed, or strongly agreed, that it would be more difficult to find new work in 2010 than in 2009.

CV Trumpet’s Robert Odhams said, "Our research has revealed a distinct level of optimism regarding the jobs market. There is a 36% increase in the number of people believing that finding work won't become any more difficult this year compared with last. This ties in with the result that jobseekers predict that the jobs market will have recovered within two years.

"It's difficult to predict what this might mean for the economy. Jobseekers are drawing conclusions based on knowledge of their sector and feedback from employers as they apply for work. However, it would be nice to think that optimism in the jobs market will be mirrored by a positive outlook for the economy as a whole."