Financial markets: Economic indicators
The price of shares and commodities can help show the health of the economy. Find the latest data on the prices of shares, oil and gold.

This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics.
Unemployment by Constituency May 2013 (3 MB , PDF)
• The number of people claiming jobseekers allowance decreased by 7,300 between March and April 2013, to 1.52 million people aged 18 or over.
• The ILO measure of unemployment was 2.52 million people in the January-March 2013 period, up 15,000 from the prior quarter but down 92,000 from January-March 2012. The unemployment rate was 7.8%.
• The number of people in employment was 29.71 million in January-March 2013, down 43,000 from October-December 2012 but up 434,000 on the previous year. The employment rate (the proportion of the population aged 16-64 in work) was 71.4%, down from a peak of 73.0% in March-May 2008.
• The number of economically inactive people aged 16-64 was 9.00 million in January-March 2013, up 47,000 compared to the last quarter and down 212,000 compared to the previous year
Unemployment by Constituency May 2013 (3 MB , PDF)
The price of shares and commodities can help show the health of the economy. Find the latest data on the prices of shares, oil and gold.
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Unemployment data tells us about the strength of the labour market. Find the latest data on UK unemployment levels and rates.