UK labour market Labour market shows ‘signs of life’, says REC Labour market figures October 2024: a mixed picture Non-UK jobseekers prop up labour market postings Fewer job postings UK’s job postings fell across most occupational categories, with the biggest drop noted in the veterinary, e...
Between 1992 and 2023, there has consistently been more men self-employed than women, with recent figures showing that over 2.74 million men, and 1.62 million women were self-employed. As of 2022, the most numerous self-employed age group was those aged between 45 and 54 years old, reaching...
The UK is not immune from those forces, and other European nations including Germany and France, facing their own political gyrations, have seen costs rise too. (The US influence could yet increase if strong labour market figures on Friday reinforce the sense ...
LONDON (Reuters) – British employers plan smaller pay rises over the coming year than they did three months ago, the first such drop in nearly four years, reflecting less willingness to tolerate higher labour costs, a major survey showed on Monday. The figures are likely to increase the conf...
One aspect of the much-discussed new flexibility of the UK labour market is that the jobs figures have become a more useful indicator of general economic trends than they used to be - but still not on the basis of a single month's figures. Merchants of short-term tidings have made much...
"Another strong set of labour market figures in April suggests that firms remain positive about the outlook for demand despite the economy going through a soft patch at the start of the year," says Andrew Wishart, an economist atCapital Economics. "As long as econ...
Figures FAQs United Kingdom (UK) Town Centers Market Report Overview The United Kingdom (UK) town centers market size was GBP119.86 billion in 2023. The market will yield a CAGR of more than 1% during 2023-2028. The UK town centers market was the fastest-growing offline location in 202...
Many of its senior figures, including party leader Keir Starmer, deputy leader Angela Rayner and finance chief Rachel Reeves, have never served in government. In amanifesto released in June, the party said it would focus on "wealth creation" and "economic growth." Reeves, who has long been...
Here’s what economists are making of the latest labour market figures. Falling real wage growth is an additional headache for the UK as it embarks on its Brexit talks in the aftermath of its shock election result, notesChris Williamson at IHS Markit,who calls it a “double-whammy of downs...
Figures are a further blow to government facing criticism from businesses after Budget Martin Wolf The UK government must make sure it isn’t a confidence killer There is a danger that animal spirits and the propensity to invest expire in a vicious downward spiral ...