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Hannah Slaughter @hcslaughter_

Senior economist @resfoundation. Labour market, workers’ rights, cool charts. Now on Bluesky (hannahslaughter). She/her

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Today’s @ONS labour market data shows that pay growth has slowed. We should, however, be cautious interpreting the latest employment figures - given that the official data is likely under-estimating the UK's real level of employment. Thread below from me and @charliejmccurdy 🧵
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The ONS is working to address both of these issues - and we aren’t able to offer definitive conclusions. But this chart shows that if we model the employment rate based on trends in admin data and population figures, the employment rate could be close to pre-pandemic highs.
16-64 employment rate, outturn and scenarios following trends in other data sources: UK

ALT 16-64 employment rate, outturn and scenarios following trends in other data sources: UK

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This adds weight to the case for taking LFS estimates with a big pinch of salt at the moment and using a wide range of datasets to understand what's happening in the labour market. Read the full spotlight for more: resolutionfoundation.org/pub…

Measuring up? • Resolution Foundation

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, significant issues have emerged with the UK’s official labour market data. The Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) main data source on the labour market,...

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Our @resfoundation pre-election labour market briefing is out today, authored by @nyecominetti and me – looking back at the labour market since 2010, and forward to policy after the election. Here’s a thread with some key takeaways … resolutionfoundation.org/pub…

Job done? • Resolution Foundation

The record on the labour market since 2010 is mixed – strong employment growth (albeit a partial reversal post-pandemic), alongside a 14-year real wage stagnation. On their plans for the future, the...

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Full details of these proposals are yet to be filled in. But it’s clear that whether the next government is a Conservative or Labour one will determine whether we see a continuation of the current system, or perhaps the biggest overhaul of labour market rights in a generation.
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Loads more in the full report, which you can read here! resolutionfoundation.org/pub…

Job done? • Resolution Foundation

The record on the labour market since 2010 is mixed – strong employment growth (albeit a partial reversal post-pandemic), alongside a 14-year real wage stagnation. On their plans for the future, the...

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