ONS may have ‘lost’ a million workers from job figures since pandemic

ONS may have ‘lost’ a million workers from job figures since pandemic

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​Resolution Foundation says figures are ‘overly pessimistic’ as people in work are less likely to answer surveyPolicymakers have been “left in the dark,” by official jobs figures since the pandemic, which may have “lost” almost a million workers according to the thinktank Resolution Foundation.In a report, the thinktank said the regular snapshot from the Office for National Statistics may have painted an “overly pessimistic” picture of the UK labour market since the pandemic. Continue reading… 

Resolution Foundation says figures are ‘overly pessimistic’ as people in work are less likely to answer survey

Policymakers have been “left in the dark,” by official jobs figures since the pandemic, which may have “lost” almost a million workers according to the thinktank Resolution Foundation.

In a report, the thinktank said the regular snapshot from the Office for National Statistics may have painted an “overly pessimistic” picture of the UK labour market since the pandemic.

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