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.
October 2014
In general, the instabilities we are seeing are relatively benign, but the road to Christmas still has a few bumps in it…..
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.
Chart of the Week: Week 39, 2014: European Government Deficits
UK public sector finances were released yesterday, showing that the deficit so far this financial year is higher than last year.