The UK unemployment rate in the third quarter of this year was announced today, and it has continued to fall to 6% – the lowest level since 2008.
Chart of the Week: Week 45, 2014: EU At-Risk-of-Poverty Rates
The European Commission released their annual data on poverty rates in the EU this week.
Chart of the Week: Week 44, 2014: UK Workless Households
The annual data on workless households in the UK was released this week, and it showed a record decrease in the number of households without work.
Chart of the Week: Week 43, 2014: The Productivity Gap
This week, the Office for National Statistics published their annual international productivity comparison.
Chart of the Week: Week 42, 2014: Real Average Salary
In a report released over the weekend, the TUC claimed that the current squeeze in real earnings is the most severe since our records began almost 160 years ago.
Chart of the Week: Week 41, 2014: Employee Move Rate
The Office for National Statistics has pointed out in this month’s Economic Review that the increasing propensity for employees to move jobs is, perhaps even more than falling unemployment, a key indicator of the labour market recovery.