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06-Feb-24, 12:30
The Caithness Business Index (http://www.caithness-business.co.uk) has posted the following article:
Britain Has A Bigger, But Sicker, Workforce Than Previously Thought
New Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates of the size and shape of the UK labour market show that it has a bigger workforce, with employment up 170,000 compared to previous estimates, but also a sicker one, with the number not working because of long-term sickness reaching a new record high of 2.8 million, the Resolution Foundation said on Monday 5 February 2024. ONS' reweighting of the labour force survey - its principal survey of the workforce - to reflect the UK population growing faster than previously thought, shows that the labour market is bigger but weaker than previous estimates. [Read Full Article (https://caithness-business.co.uk/article/22675)]
Britain Has A Bigger, But Sicker, Workforce Than Previously Thought
New Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates of the size and shape of the UK labour market show that it has a bigger workforce, with employment up 170,000 compared to previous estimates, but also a sicker one, with the number not working because of long-term sickness reaching a new record high of 2.8 million, the Resolution Foundation said on Monday 5 February 2024. ONS' reweighting of the labour force survey - its principal survey of the workforce - to reflect the UK population growing faster than previously thought, shows that the labour market is bigger but weaker than previous estimates. [Read Full Article (https://caithness-business.co.uk/article/22675)]