The majority of firms saw business grow between April and October 2021, after the shocks of COVID-19 and Brexit in 2020. But a new analysis by Swati Dhingra and Josh De Lyon into firms’ experiences and expectations for the British economy shows confidence for the coming months is dipping. They find extensive labour shortages prevalent across all industries. Prices and wages are rising, but the growth rate of prices is catching up with nominal wage growth
Skill shortages are a recurring problem of the UK economy. During recent cycles, key labour shortage...
As lock-down measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic have taken effect, the UK economy has ground t...
In his monthly column, Professor Frank Peck, of the University of Cumbria's Centre for Regional Econ...
We examine labour market performance in the US and the UK prior to the onset of the Covid-19 crash. ...
Tuesday’s news that, according to the ONS (Office for National Statistics), the number of jobs vacan...
Tuesday’s announcement by the ONS (Office for National Statistics), tells us much about the state of...
The latest headline labour market figures are positive: unemployment is down to 5.8% and pay is incr...
Emerging from lockdown, Professor Frank Peck looks at the scale of the staffing issues facing busine...
University of Cumbria Emeritus Professor Frank Peck writes about business challenges in Cumbria. ...
Experiences during the Great Recession support the view that the UK labor market is relatively flexi...
Is the economic slowdown that we are seeing after the initial bouncebackable a worrying sign for the...
Professor Frank Peck of the University of Cumbria says that recent data on employment change shows h...
It’s difficult not to inhale sharply when confronting the impacts of Covid-19 on our society and eco...
With what seems monotonous regularity, particular sectors of industry experience temporary shortages...
The increase in unemployment in the United Kingdom that accompanied the Great Recession has been con...
Skill shortages are a recurring problem of the UK economy. During recent cycles, key labour shortage...
As lock-down measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic have taken effect, the UK economy has ground t...
In his monthly column, Professor Frank Peck, of the University of Cumbria's Centre for Regional Econ...
We examine labour market performance in the US and the UK prior to the onset of the Covid-19 crash. ...
Tuesday’s news that, according to the ONS (Office for National Statistics), the number of jobs vacan...
Tuesday’s announcement by the ONS (Office for National Statistics), tells us much about the state of...
The latest headline labour market figures are positive: unemployment is down to 5.8% and pay is incr...
Emerging from lockdown, Professor Frank Peck looks at the scale of the staffing issues facing busine...
University of Cumbria Emeritus Professor Frank Peck writes about business challenges in Cumbria. ...
Experiences during the Great Recession support the view that the UK labor market is relatively flexi...
Is the economic slowdown that we are seeing after the initial bouncebackable a worrying sign for the...
Professor Frank Peck of the University of Cumbria says that recent data on employment change shows h...
It’s difficult not to inhale sharply when confronting the impacts of Covid-19 on our society and eco...
With what seems monotonous regularity, particular sectors of industry experience temporary shortages...
The increase in unemployment in the United Kingdom that accompanied the Great Recession has been con...
Skill shortages are a recurring problem of the UK economy. During recent cycles, key labour shortage...
As lock-down measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic have taken effect, the UK economy has ground t...
In his monthly column, Professor Frank Peck, of the University of Cumbria's Centre for Regional Econ...