Commenting on today’s labour market data, ONS director of economic statistics Darren Morgan said⬇️
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The number of employees on payroll continued to grow strongly in November 2021, with all regions now above pre-pandemic levels ow.ly/ln6N50Ha59J
Weekly hours worked increased 17,600 on the previous quarter, to 1.024 billion hours in August to October 2021.
However, this is a smaller increase than in previous periods and is still below pre-pandemic levels ow.ly/zCuy50Ha5cy
After inflation, average pay saw annual growth of 1.7% including bonuses in August to October 2021, while excluding bonuses it was up 1.0%.
Temporary factors seen earlier in the year have now largely worked their way out of the data ow.ly/TrLt50Ha5gx
There were an average of 1.219 million job vacancies across September to November 2021, up from 1.035 million the previous three months ow.ly/941t50Ha5h5
There were 5.70 million public sector employees for September 2021, up 22,000 on June 2021 and up 137,000 on September 2020.
The increase from a year ago is largely due to the response of the NHS and the Civil Service to the pandemic ow.ly/2fet50Ha5lb
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In 2020, there were 7,566 opposite-sex civil partnerships formed in England and Wales, of which 7,208 were registered in England and 358 in Wales.
This is the first year that civil partnerships between opposite-sex couples have been reported ow.ly/tLqR50H99gV
There were 785 civil partnerships formed between same-sex couples in England and Wales in 2020, of which 745 were registered in England and 40 in Wales.
This is the lowest number recorded for England since the introduction of civil partnerships in 2005.
Around three-quarters (73%) of same-sex civil partnerships formed in England and Wales in 2020 were to couples where both partners had never been married or in a civil partnership before; however, this was just over half (52%) for opposite-sex partnerships.
In England, #COVID19 infections increased in the North East, Yorkshire and The Humber and London and decreased in the West Midlands in the week ending 27 November 2021.
As part of our role to measure the @UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the UK, we’ve published an article drawing together existing data and analysis to look at how #COVID19 has impacted our society, economy and the environment ow.ly/gOKZ50H2CG7
Sustainable Development Goal 3 promotes good health and well-being.
The most deprived people and households have been more affected by negative health impacts of #COVID19ow.ly/gOKZ50H2CG7
Sustainable Development Goal 8 promotes decent work and economic growth for all.
Those with the lowest incomes were the most negatively affected in the UK over the last year ow.ly/gOKZ50H2CG7
The percentage of businesses currently trading remained broadly stable throughout Nov 2021, at 91%.
The percentage of businesses temporarily paused trading remained at 5% over the same period ow.ly/BPGL50H1H1I
The transportation and storage industry reported the lowest currently trading percentage at 81%, although this was 7 percentage points higher than in early Nov 2021 ow.ly/BPGL50H1H1I
38% of businesses currently trading reported the prices of materials, goods or services bought in the last month had increased compared with normal expectations for this time of year.