Labour market: working people are still paying the price for austerity
Many have argued that employment gains somehow compensate for earnings losses, but this is false
jobs
Unemployment down 76,000 to 1.84m
Unemployment decreased by 76,000 in the three months to February 2015 to 1.84 million, with the unemployment rate now at 5.6 per cent, today’s labour market statistics reveal
Unemployment down 102,000 to 1.86 million
Unemployment decreased by 102,000 in the three months to January 2015
Labour market: Young people are the furthest from benefiting from this recovery
And getting back to pre-recession wages is going to take an awfully long time
Unemployment figures: prospects for living standards still poor as earnings growth remains slow
But the quality of jobs is improving
Unemployment down 58,000 to 1.91 million
Unemployment decreased by 58,000 in the three months to November 2014 to 1.91 million, with the unemployment rate now at 5.8 per cent, today’s labour market statistics reveal
Strength in labour market figures, but a disinflationary outlook from the Bank
The monthly figures show positive real earnings for the first time since 2009.
Unemployment down 115,000 to 1.96 million
Unemployment decreased by 115,000 in the three months to September 2014 to 1.96 million, with the unemployment rate now at 6.0 per cent, today’s labour market statistics reveal.
Good news on the jobs front, but pay is definitely not recovering
We’re going down an uncertain path, with serious threats for working people.
The labour market: employment gains but historic lows in earnings
The six-year real wage squeeze has no recorded historical precedent.