Why the coalition government is wrong to consider the relatively high employment rate one of its main successes The good news is that the employment rate has grown to 71.7 per cent (all aged 16-64) in June-August 2013, up from 70.7 per cent when the coalition government took office. There are almost 700,000 more people in work. However, there are … Continue reading →
25 November 2013 by Craig Berry
Categories: British growth crisis, Craig Berry, Employment, SPERI Comment, Uncategorized
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Tags: coalition government, economic growth, economic recovery, employment, growth, rebalancing, under-employment, unemployment, zero hours contracts
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Interrogating the ‘good news’ on employment
Why the coalition government is wrong to consider the relatively high employment rate one of its main successes The good news is that the employment rate has grown to 71.7 per cent (all aged 16-64) in June-August 2013, up from 70.7 per cent when the coalition government took office. There are almost 700,000 more people in work. However, there are … Continue reading →
25 November 2013 by Craig Berry
Categories: British growth crisis, Craig Berry, Employment, SPERI Comment, Uncategorized | Tags: coalition government, economic growth, economic recovery, employment, growth, rebalancing, under-employment, unemployment, zero hours contracts | 1 comment