UK employment increases but skill shortages make some wary

UK employment is on the up, a trend that has continued since late 2011, according to the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) latest labour market report, released today.
Wed, 17 Jun 2015

UK employment is on the up, a trend that has continued since late 2011, according to the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) latest labour market report, released today.

For the period February to April 2015, 73.4% of people aged 16 to 64 were in work, up from 72.7% in the same period last year.

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