The number of employees on payroll rose by 182,000 in July 2021.
This was still 201,000 fewer than in February 2020, before the pandemic ow.ly/EhB150FSjPk
1,001.3 million hours were worked each week in April to June 2021.
This is the first time since the onset of #COVID19 that it has been above a billion hours a week, but this is still below pre-pandemic levels ow.ly/mtiB50FSjRJ
After inflation, average pay saw annual growth of 6.6% including bonuses in April to June 2021, while excluding bonuses it was up 5.2%.
These rises are partly the result of statistical factors, and the underlying picture suggests more modest pay rises ow.ly/V7Ul50FSjZg
There were an average of 953,000 job vacancies across May to July 2021, up from 663,000 compared with February to April 2021.
Early figures for July show there were more than 1 million vacancies that month for the first time ever ow.ly/ITdt50FSk1z
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Weekly household spending fell by more than £100 on average during the #COVID19 pandemic.
Data for the year to March 2021 highlight the impact of the pandemic on household finances and living standards ow.ly/CJT650G8Htj
Richer households saw a bigger reduction in spending than poorer households ow.ly/zngx50G8Hvs
Lower spending on international holidays (including accommodation, travel and food) accounted for half of reduced spending in the highest income households, compared with a third for the lowest income households ow.ly/VkOU50G8Hzz
There were 640 deaths involving COVID-19 of people who were fully vaccinated between 2 Jan and 2 July 2021.
This includes people who had been infected before they were vaccinated ow.ly/Ox4P50G8GVh
Age-standardised mortality rates for deaths involving #COVID19 are consistently lower for people who have received two vaccinations ow.ly/AuKO50G8GYz
A ‘breakthrough death’ is a death involving #COVID19 that occurred in someone who'd received both vaccines, and had a first positive PCR test at least 14 days after the second vaccination dose.
There were 256 breakthrough deaths between 2 Jan and 2 July ow.ly/nrQO50G8H05