November Labour Market Update

Employment continues to rise as the economy grows and inflation falls.

Briefing published on 13 November 2013 by Maire Williams

There have been three pieces of good news for the economy in recent weeks. Firstly, the UK economy grew by 0.8 per cent during the third quarter of 2013 and has now seen three consecutive quarters of growth. Secondly, this month saw inflation fall to 2.2 per cent, the lowest level in more than a year. Finally, the improvement in the labour market continues in line with the improvement in the wider economy.

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