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Unemployment Rate

This coverage examines how changes in the unemployment rate affect the UK retail sector, offering insights for executives, managers, and industry professionals. Reporting includes analysis of labour market trends, workforce availability, consumer spending power, and policy impacts, helping professionals understand the link between employment levels and retail performance.

Unemployment Rate

This coverage examines how changes in the unemployment rate affect the UK retail sector, offering insights for executives, managers, and industry professionals. Reporting includes analysis of labour market trends, workforce availability, consumer spending power, and policy impacts, helping professionals understand the link between employment levels and retail performance.

UK unemployment falls to 4.9% as pay growth slows

The latest ONS figures show the jobless rate dropped more than expected while annual…

UK unemployment remains at five-year high

Before last month, this level had not been recorded since the three months to January 2021

UK unemployment hits 5.2% as wage growth slows

This marked the highest rate seen since the quarter to January 2021

Retail jobs hit record low, ONS data shows

The wholesale, retail and repair of motor vehicles sector lost over 61,000 payrolled…

Number of retail job vacancies lower than pre-pandemic, ONS finds

The number of job vacancies in the wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and…

Bank of England keeps interest rates unchanged at 5.25%

Following 14 straight rate rises, the Bank of England (BoE) has kept interest rates…

Wage growth starts to outpace rate of inflation

Pay growth has caught up with the rate of inflation for the first time in nearly two years,…

Unemployment rises to 3.9%

The unemployment rate for January to March 2023 increased by 0.1 percentage points during…

Bank of England raises interest rates by 0.5% to 3.5%

The Bank of England (BoE) has announced that interest rates will be raised by 0.5%, bringing…

Unemployment rate rises to 3.6%

The unemployment rate for July to September 2022 increased by 0.2% on the quarter to 3.6,…