The latest headline labour market figures are positive: unemployment is down to 5.8% and pay is increasing well above inflation. However, scratching beneath the surface reveals a diversity of experience and does not provide a great deal of reassurance that the economy can continue to grow at the rate we observed last year, writes Geraint Johnes. For instance, average pay has fallen in a number of sectors while the biggest increase was in financial and insurance activities (at 6.1%)
As in many European countries, labour productivity in the UK has been stagnant since the start of th...
The situation in the world economy is slightly more promising since the last quarter although the sh...
There is a long-standing problem with labour productivity in the UK economy. Over several decades, v...
The latest headline labour market figures are positive: unemployment is down to 5.8% and pay is incr...
Though the employment figures released yesterday, showing a big drop in the unemployment rate, were ...
Experiences during the Great Recession support the view that the UK labor market is relatively flexi...
Tuesday’s announcement by the ONS (Office for National Statistics), tells us much about the state of...
The recession of 2008-2009 inflicted a larger cumulative loss of UK output than any of the other pos...
While headline figures on employment, the participation rate and the unemployment rate for the UK ar...
We examine labour market performance in the US and the UK prior to the onset of the Covid-19 crash. ...
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As in many European countries, labour productivity in the UK has been stagnant since the start of th...
The increase in unemployment in the United Kingdom that accompanied the Great Recession has been con...
On key indicators, Scotland’s labour market continues to hold up well despite a challenging economic...
The increase in unemployment in the United Kingdom that accompanied the Great Recession has been con...
As in many European countries, labour productivity in the UK has been stagnant since the start of th...
The situation in the world economy is slightly more promising since the last quarter although the sh...
There is a long-standing problem with labour productivity in the UK economy. Over several decades, v...
The latest headline labour market figures are positive: unemployment is down to 5.8% and pay is incr...
Though the employment figures released yesterday, showing a big drop in the unemployment rate, were ...
Experiences during the Great Recession support the view that the UK labor market is relatively flexi...
Tuesday’s announcement by the ONS (Office for National Statistics), tells us much about the state of...
The recession of 2008-2009 inflicted a larger cumulative loss of UK output than any of the other pos...
While headline figures on employment, the participation rate and the unemployment rate for the UK ar...
We examine labour market performance in the US and the UK prior to the onset of the Covid-19 crash. ...
The majority of firms saw business grow between April and October 2021, after the shocks of COVID-19...
As in many European countries, labour productivity in the UK has been stagnant since the start of th...
The increase in unemployment in the United Kingdom that accompanied the Great Recession has been con...
On key indicators, Scotland’s labour market continues to hold up well despite a challenging economic...
The increase in unemployment in the United Kingdom that accompanied the Great Recession has been con...
As in many European countries, labour productivity in the UK has been stagnant since the start of th...
The situation in the world economy is slightly more promising since the last quarter although the sh...
There is a long-standing problem with labour productivity in the UK economy. Over several decades, v...