A poll of 1,300 jobseekers, undertaken on behalf of totaljobs.com, following the third and final prime ministerial debate, showed that support for the main parties varied significantly according to the sector in which individuals were seeking employment.
While overall voting intentions of those seeking employment mirror those of mainstream pollsters, analysis by job sector reveals some interesting patterns.
Support for the Liberal Democrats is highest amongst those seeking employment in education and catering and they come out top in five of the nine categories.
The remaining four categories are shared between the Conservatives and Labour, with the Conservatives coming top in construction and finance sectors, while Labour take top spot in health and transport.
John Salt , website director at totaljobs, says: "Since the final debate it is clear that the vast majority of those looking for jobs in the public sector have decided who they are going to vote for and by quite a margin they have decided that the Liberal Democrats are the party for them.
"Public sector jobseekers seem to believe that the Liberal Democrats have been more open about the way in which public sector workers would be treated - that pay and pensions would have to be discussed.
"It would seem that Labour's promise to ringfence spending in certain parts of the public sector and the Conservative's belief that efficiency savings won't affect public sector jobs haven't swayed as many public servants."
• Click here to see the full results of the poll
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