labour market statistics
Headline unemployment fall is good news, but underlying picture remains grim
The ‘recovery’ in the labour market over the most recent quarter has been characterised by part-time work and slowing wage growth; this is not good news.
Latest labour market stats are encouraging, but we should remain cautious
We should be cautious and wait a couple of months before we conclude the labour market is definitely on the mend, writes Richard Exell.
The bad news in yesterday’s employment stats (and it’s not about migration)
The claim that migrants are disproportionately accessing jobs in Britain compared to workers of UK nationality is based on a simple misreading of the statistics.
Labour market deterioriation is now becoming a cause for real concern
Today's labour market statistics are simply bad news, though the monthly unemployment data are slightly more promising - but overall, levels remain high.