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New report on UK poverty finds housing market is moving the goalposts
Changes in the labour and housing markets mean there has been a rise in the number of working people who live in poverty.
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.
Unemployment down 146,000 to 2.02 million
Unemployment decreased by 146,000 in the three months to Juy 2014 to 2.02 million, with the unemployment rate now at 6.2 per cent, today’s labour market statistics reveal.