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The economic downturn in 2008 caused the official level of unemployment to exceed 2 million by 2009 and 2.5 million a year later, with the rate reaching 8.0%. The rate and level then both began to fall slightly for a while before both rising again to reach 2.6 million and 8.3%, respectively, by the end of 2011, largely due to public sector job ...
This is a list of recessions (and depressions) that have affected the economy of the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. In the United Kingdom a recession is generally defined as two successive quarters of negative economic growth, as measured by the seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter figures for real GDP. Name Dates Duration Real GDP reduction Causes Other data Great Slump c. 1430 ...
The Office for National Statistics said the unemployment rate fell to a lower-than-expected 3.6% in the three months to July. UK unemployment rate slumps to 48-year low but more Britons quit jobs ...
The Office for National Statistics said the unemployment rate fell to 3.5% over the three months to August. UK unemployment falls to lowest since 1974 amid rise in long-term sickness Skip to main ...
Unemployment rate (2021) [1] This is a list of countries by unemployment rate.Methods of calculation and presentation of unemployment rate vary from country to country. Some countries count insured unemployed only, some count those in receipt of welfare benefit only, some count the disabled and other permanently unemployable people, some countries count those who choose (and are financially ...
This is a list of OECD countries by long-term unemployment rate published by the OECD. This indicator refers to the number of persons who have been unemployed for one year or more as a percentage of the labour force (the sum of employed and unemployed persons).
By Robert Barr LONDON (AP) -- The outlook for the British economy has worsened because of slowing global demand, sagging confidence and turmoil in the eurozone, the Bank of England said Wednesday ...
Unemployment and employment rates. European Union member states [1] Unemployment rate Employment rate Date Austria [2] 7.3 73.0 2018 Belgium [3] 6.3 63.7 2018 ...