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Labour market analysis

The latest unemployment figure is 2,625,000, which has fallen by 24,000 from the figure published last month. Inclusion estimates, on the basis of later claimant count figures, that unemployment may rise next month, and perhaps fall the month after, although this remains highly uncertain. The unemployment rate dropped 0.1 percentage point to 8.2%.

May 2012

The labour market figures published on 16 May were good, apart from those on long-term unemployment – and particularly long-term Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants – where the monthly rise for long-term...
The latest unemployment figure is 2,650,000, which has fallen by 16,000 from the figure published last month. Inclusion estimates, on the basis of later claimant count figures, that unemployment may rise next month, although this remains highly uncertain. The unemployment rate dropped 0.1 percentage points to 8.3%.

April 2012

The labour market figures published on 18 April were mixed. The survey measures of employment, unemployment and inactivity mostly showed improvements, while the claimant count measures, for both long and short term un...
The latest unemployment figure is 2,666,000, which is a fall of 5,000 from the figure published last month. Inclusion estimates, on the basis of later claimant count figures, that unemployment may rise next month, although this remains highly uncertain. The unemployment rate stayed the same at 8.4%.

March 2012

The labour market figures published on 14 March were poor. Unemployment remains close to the highest rate since 1996. The Jobseeker’s Allowance claimant count rose faster than most commentators had expected...
The latest unemployment figure is 2,671,000, which is a fall of 14,000 from the figure published last month. We estimate, on the basis of later claimant count figures, that unemployment may rise next month, although this remains highly uncertain. The unemployment rate stayed the same at 8.4%.

February 2012

The labour market figures published on 15 February were mixed. The negative headline is the Jobseeker's Allowance claimant count returning above the 1.6 million mark for the first time in two years. The claim...
The latest unemployment figure is 2,685,000, which is a rise of 47,000 from last month’s published figure. Inclusion estimates, on the basis of later claimant count figures, that the unemployment rise may slow next month, although this remains highly uncertain. The unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage points, to 8.4%.

January 2012

The labour market figures published on 18 January 2012 were mixed. The headline quarterly rise of 118,000 in ILO unemployment is the worst feature. The Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) claimant count rose by only...
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