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AWE annual growth rate - total pay 2.4%

AWE annual growth rate - regular pay 2.0%

Vacancies 747,000

Employee growth by region and industry 2013

Infographic looking at employee growth across industry groups and regions of the UK

Employee growth by region and industry 2013

Infographic looking at employee growth across industry groups and regions of the UK

What does the 2011 Census tell us about ethnicity in the labour market in England and Wales?

This infographic summarises employment, unemployment, economic inactivity, self employment, job skill level and part time work figures across different ethnic groups using 2011 Census data for England and Wales.

Largest fall in the percentage of workless households since comparable records began

15.9% of households had no-one in work

Employment up 207,000 compared with the previous quarter

Employment increased and unemployment fell when comparing August to October 2015 with May to July 2015.

Explaining the impact that employees entering and exiting has on comparisons of median earnings

How the entry and exit of employees affects the statistics which compare median earnings between periods for all employees and for the continuously employed.

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Statistical bulletin: UK Labour Market, December 2015 16-Dec-2015
Labour market statistics (including employment, unemployment and economic inactivity) for the UK.

Summary: Employment up 207,000 compared with the previous quarter 16-Dec-2015
Employment increased and unemployment fell when comparing August to October 2015 with May to July 2015.

Statistical bulletin: Regional labour market, December 2015 16-Dec-2015
Employment, unemployment, inactivity, job density and the Claimant Count for regions, local authorities and parliamentary constituencies in the UK.

Summary: GDP and the Labour Market, Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2015, Quarterly Update 11-Nov-2015
Comparison of developments in GDP and the labour market.

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Employment up 207,000 compared with the previous quarter 16-Dec-2015
Employment increased and unemployment fell when comparing August to October 2015 with May to July 2015.
Employment up 177,000 compared with the previous quarter 11-Nov-2015
Employment increased and unemployment fell when comparing July to September 2015 with April to June 2015.
GDP and the Labour Market, Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2015, Quarterly Update 11-Nov-2015
Comparison of developments in GDP and the labour market.
Employment up 140,000 compared with the previous quarter 14-Oct-2015
Employment increased and unemployment fell when comparing June to August 2015 with March to May 2015.
Employment up 42,000 compared with the previous quarter 16-Sep-2015
There were small increases in both employment and unemployment, when comparing May to July 2015 with February to April 2015.
GDP and the Labour Market, Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2015, Quarterly Update 12-Aug-2015
Comparison of developments in GDP and the labour market.

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Index of Labour Costs per Hour (ILCH), Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2015 (experimental) 17-Dec-2015
Measures changes in the average labour costs per hour worked. Also known as Labour Costs Index (LCI).
Reconciliation of Estimates of Jobs, December 2015 16-Dec-2015
Compares the latest Workforce Jobs (WFJ) estimates with the equivalent estimates of jobs from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). This is produced every quarter, when the latest WFJ estimates are released.
Regional labour market, December 2015 16-Dec-2015
Employment, unemployment, inactivity, job density and the Claimant Count for regions, local authorities and parliamentary constituencies in the UK.
Single Month Labour Force Survey Estimates, December 2015 (Not Designated as National Statistics) 16-Dec-2015
These single month LFS analyses have been produced as a tool to assist in understanding the movements in the published three month average LFS estimates. These estimates are not designated as National Statistics.
Supplementary analysis of average weekly earnings, December 2015 16-Dec-2015
Analyses of the Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) figures, which are published in the UK Labour Market Statistical Bulletin.
UK Labour Market, December 2015 16-Dec-2015
Labour market statistics (including employment, unemployment and economic inactivity) for the UK.

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Reference table: A01: Summary of labour market statistics. Date of Publication:16 December 2015. Date of Next Publication:20 January 2016. (Excel sheet 3066Kb) 16-Dec-2015
Labour market statistics summary data tables.

Reference table: Regional labour market: HI00 - Headline LFS indicators for all regions, December 2015 (Excel sheet 10043Kb) 16-Dec-2015
Labour market indicators for UK regions for August to October 2015. Time series estimates for March 1992 to May 1992 onwards are also available.

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LPROD01: Labour Productivity, Q3 2015: Tables 1-10 and R1 (Excel sheet 360Kb) 23-Dec-2015
Estimates of key productivity metrics to Q1 2015 - tables from the PDF version of the Statistical Bulletin.
LPROD02: Labour Productivity, Q3 2015: Productivity Jobs, Productivity Hours, Market Sector Workers, Market Sector Hours (Excel sheet 177Kb) 23-Dec-2015
Underlying labour inputs behind the labour productivity estimates by industry and industrial sector as defined by the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC).
LPRODREV: Labour Productivity, Q2 2015: Revisions Triangles (Excel sheet 3418Kb) 23-Dec-2015
Revisions triangles for the main labour productivity variables.
LPRODSULC: Sectional Unit Labour Costs, Q3 2015 (Excel sheet 267Kb) 23-Dec-2015
Sectional Unit Labour Costs to Q3 2015 and revisions from previously published estimates.
Regional Jobs and Hours (Excel sheet 964Kb) 23-Dec-2015
Breakdown by region of Jobs and Hours worked in the UK.
Index of Labour Costs per Hour (ILCH), Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2015, non-seasonally adjusted (Excel sheet 276Kb) 17-Dec-2015
ILCH index values and yearly growth for industries and sectors, non-seasonally adjusted, Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2015

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Theme: Labour Market

Employee growth by region and industry 2013

What does the 2011 Census tell us about ethnicity in the labour market in England and Wales?

Largest fall in the percentage of workless households since comparable records began

Employee growth by region and industry 2013

What does the 2011 Census tell us about ethnicity in the labour market in England and Wales?

Largest fall in the percentage of workless households since comparable records began

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