Why are so many people leaving the UK’s workforce?
Close to one million people have left, quit or retired from the workforce since pandemic
Close to one million people have left, quit or retired from the workforce since pandemic
Too early for certainty on whether the economy is no longer in recession
Iseq Overall Index falls, led by banks and builders
Drop leaves UK teetering on edge of recession
Increase was driven by spending on alcohol, confectionary and tobacco in supermarkets
Cost of living squeeze sees consumers cut back on spending
Cost-of-living crisis squeezed incomes and consumers braced for higher taxes and bills
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Fuel and food prices drive United Kingdom inflation to another 30-year high in March
British unemployment rate now at joint lowest level since 1974, official data shows
Growth was driven by higher spending on doctors, Covid tests amid Omicron wave
Soaring prices of energy, petrol, food add to strain
Jobless rate at 3.9% in three months to January despite Omicron coronavirus wave
Sports bras, pet accessories, antibacterial wipes and meat-free sausages added to list
Gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.8% after a 0.2% decline in December
PM intends to end legal obligation to self-isolate and stop free lateral flow tests
Dr Mike Tildesley says new variant could be indicator towards future direction of virus
Johnson acknowledges surge in cases nationwide posing problems for NHS
Surge in Covid-19 cases caused by Omicron variant creates uncertainty for travellers
Record 122,186 infections reported on Friday with London ‘epicentre’ of Omicron epidemic
GDP rose 1.1% for the July-September period, behind the preliminary estimate of 1.3%
Retail sales rose by 1.4% in November and were 4.7% higher than a year earlier
Britain appear to be following lead of US, Canada, a trend not yet evident in European countries
Latest surge in price growth likely to unsettle Bank of England as it considers rate hike
Gross domestic product edged up by a weaker-than-expected 0.1 % in October
MPs told ‘multiple regions of England’ seeing cases of the variant that are not linked to international travel
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Overall sales volumes up by 0.8%, ending five-month run of falling or flat volumes
Bank of England to consider rate hike next month
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Social distancing in bars and restaurants to be scrapped while 1,276 Covid-19 cases reported
Women have made up half of all new entrants into the profession for two decades
But shar slowdown in effect as bottlenecks in the economy mount up
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