Latest statistics showing changes in UK productivity and comparisons of UK productivity with other G7 countries.
Documents to download
-
Unemployment by Constituency, October 2015 (2 MB, PDF)
-
Supporting documents
- Data for all constituencies (146 KB, Excel Spreadsheet) (146 KB, Excel Spreadsheet)
This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics.
- The number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance or not in work and claiming Universal Credit increased by 4,600 between August and September 2015, to 796,200.
- The unemployment rate was 5.4% in June-August 2015. The ILO measure of unemployment was 1.77 million people, down 79,000 from the previous quarter and down 198,000 from the previous year.
- The number of people in employment was 31.12 million in June-August 2015, up 140,000 from the previous quarter and up 359,000 from the previous year. The employment rate was 73.6%, the highest since comparable records began in 1971.
- Average weekly total pay in Great Britain increased by 3.0% in the three months to August 2015 compared with the previous year. Regular pay (excluding bonuses) grew by 2.8%. CPI inflation averaged to 0.1% over this period.
Related Links
Documents to download
-
Unemployment by Constituency, October 2015 (2 MB, PDF)
-
Supporting documents
- Data for all constituencies (146 KB, Excel Spreadsheet) (146 KB, Excel Spreadsheet)
Related posts
-
-
The National Minimum Wage Bill 2019-21 was introduced by Paula Barker MP following the Private Members' Bills Ballot on 9 January 2020. First reading took place on 5 February 2020. The Bill's second reading was due to take place on 15 January 2021, but was cancelled following an Order of the House on 13 January 2021. We do not have a date for the rearranged Second Reading.
-
Unemployment: International Comparisons: Data on harmonised unemployment rates for major international economies.