The number of unemployed people per vacancy fell to a record low of 1.2 in August-October 2021, after reaching a pandemic peak in April-June 2020
The fall was largely driven by the unprecedented number of vacancies ow.ly/jfhO50HfeOs
The fall was largely driven by the unprecedented number of vacancies ow.ly/jfhO50HfeOs
With a record 1.2 million job vacancies in the three months to November 2021, our latest survey shows more than half of businesses who reported a worker shortage stated they were unable to meet demands.
A high number of workers aged under 35 went from work a year ago into unemployment by Quarter 2 2020.
Inactivity for workers aged 55+ also rose early in the pandemic, and while movements to inactivity were lower in the same quarter in 2021, they remained higher than in 2019.
Inactivity for workers aged 55+ also rose early in the pandemic, and while movements to inactivity were lower in the same quarter in 2021, they remained higher than in 2019.
All three age groups saw an increase in the proportion leaving the workforce in Quarter 2 2020 compared with the same period in 2019.
All three also saw a decrease in 2021, with the largest decline for under-35s.
All three also saw a decrease in 2021, with the largest decline for under-35s.
The proportion aged 55+ leaving the workforce rose by nearly two percentage points in Quarter 2 2020, partly caused by increasing retirement.
Retirements fell in Quarter 2 2021 but redundancies nearly doubled on the previous year ow.ly/jfhO50HfeOs
Retirements fell in Quarter 2 2021 but redundancies nearly doubled on the previous year ow.ly/jfhO50HfeOs
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