labour market statistics
Unemployment up 7,000 to 2.52 million
Unemployment rose by 7,000 between November 2012 and January 2013 to 2.52 million, but the unemployment rate stays at 7.8%, today’s labour market statistics reveal.
Today’s labour market figures are good, but it is possible to claim too much for them
Any government would be pleased with today’s labour market figures, but it is possible to claim too much for them, writes Richard Exell.
Today’s jobs stats are good, but there’s still a great deal of ground to make up
Richard Exell analyses the latest labour market statistics.
Jobs stats are encouraging, but with poor growth, serious challenges lie ahead
Richard Exell analyses the latest labour market statistics.
Labour market statistics: Unemployment is falling, yet so are real wages
The fall in unemployment was smaller than the rise in the number of economically inactive people who want work.
Unemployment: Headline figures camouflage underlying picture of weakness
A recovery driven by part-time work and accompanied by falling living standards won’t feel like a recovery to most people, writes Duncan Weldon.