Chancellor urges regulators to ‘tear down’ red tape in bid for growth
It came after fresh data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the UK economy grew by a ...
Revealed: Latest unemployment and claimant count figures for the West Midlands
The West Midlands claimant count covering those claiming unemployment benefits stood at 207,945 last month, with the figure ...
December inflation set to stay at 2.6% in ‘reprieve’ for UK economy
The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation is expected to have come in at 2.6% last month, unchanged from November.
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Office for National Statistics staff vote to strike over return to office
Staff at the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have voted to strike in protest at plans requiring them to be in the office for at least 40% of the working week. In a ballot of PCS trade union ...
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Surprise flop in retail sales in December after ‘poor’ month for supermarkets
The volume of retail sales, which measures the quantity bought, fell by 0.3% in December, the Office for National Statistics ...
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Lack of growth in UK’s latest GDP figures ‘deeply alarming’, says Swinney
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released statistics on Monday showing no growth in the UK economy between July and September of this year. An initial projection forecast a 0.1% increase ...
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Wages overtake inflation for first time in nearly two years
Wage growth for public sector workers reached 6.8% between June and August, which the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said was the biggest increase since comparable records began in 2001.
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Revealed: Latest unemployment and claimant count figures for Shropshire
The UK and West Midlands have seen a rise in unemployment, official figures have revealed. The jobless rate rose unexpectedly ...