Tag Archives: Labour Market

Wages and productivity falling despite positive unemployment figures

By Duncan Weldon | Published: February 20, 2013

While the latest drop in the unemployment figures should be welcomed, real wages have now been falling in every month for the past three years.

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Unemployment down 14,000 to 2.50 million

By James Bloodworth | Published: February 20, 2013

Unemployment fell by 14,000 between October and December to 2.50 million, and the unemployment rate is down to 7.8%, today’s labour market statistics reveal.

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Unemployment down 37,000 to 2.49 million

By Shamik Das | Published: January 23, 2013

Unemployment fell by 37,000 between September and November to 2.49 million, and the unemployment rate is down to 7.7%, today’s labour market statistics reveal.

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The labour market in 2013 – what’s in store?

By Richard Exell | Published: January 4, 2013

Richard Exell looks at what the labour market has in store for 2013.

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Unemployment down 82,000 to 2.51 million

By Shamik Das | Published: December 12, 2012

Unemployment fell by 82,000 between August and October to 2.51 million, today’s labour market statistics reveal.

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Jobs stats no cause for celebration – things could, and should, be an awful lot better

By Duncan Weldon | Published: October 17, 2012

Today’s labour market stats are no cause for celebration – things could be, and should be, an awful lot better.

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Labour market stats: Underneath the good news…

By Richard Exell | Published: September 12, 2012

Richard Exell delves behind the headline unemployment figures and takes a deeper look at the latest September 2012 labour market statistics.

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Headline unemployment figure down 7,000 to 2.59 million

By Shamik Das | Published: September 12, 2012

The unemployment rate fell 0.1 per cent on the quarter to 8.1%, with the number of people out of work down 7,000 to 2.59 million in the three months to July.

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Labour market update: No good news for young people

By Richard Exell | Published: July 18, 2012

Analysis of today’s Labour market statistics from the TUC’s Richard Exell.

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EU area unemployment up 1.9 million in a year – as Spain’s jobless rate nears 25%

By Shamik Das | Published: June 1, 2012

From April 2011 to April 2012, unemployment has risen across the European Union, with Spain’s jobless rate nearing one in four, reports Shamik Das.

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