{"id":12944,"date":"2021-10-12T14:50:25","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T13:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiringlab.org\/uk\/?p=12944"},"modified":"2022-08-12T17:53:08","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T16:53:08","slug":"uk-employment-figures-august-2021-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiringlab.org\/uk\/blog\/2021\/10\/12\/uk-employment-figures-august-2021-2\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Employment Figures, August 2021: Labour Market Strengthened Further Ahead of Furlough Closure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today\u2019s ONS data show further improvement in the UK labour market. The number of vacancies across the UK during the three months to September climbed to a new record of 1.1 million. Payroll employment also hit a record at 29.2 million, gaining 207,000 in September.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unemployment continued to nudge downwards to 4.5%, while redundancies showed no sign of an uptick as furlough drew to a close. Though we\u2019ll have to wait and see the extent to which smaller firms have brought back staff, fallout from the end of the job retention scheme appears likely to be limited.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This tight labour market spells persistent worker shortages. Though both have been heading in the right direction, inactivity and overall employment (including self-employment) remain some way off pre-crisis levels. This won\u2019t be solved simply by raising pay; more people need to be helped back into work including those who face various barriers to employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/wuL3cSaWxTCd_s6d0i5FK1SYIH_9mvEfDwG3eQPSl6LeQSYH6IdSEk0EJm_JRQFp_ls98mYB-QUfUE5_oSZ3RYfHAdEcZ1hnCYG75RMzWGBs2smFU00UOr0810A63U911onSXTGA=s0\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption><em>A line graph titled \u201cPayroll employment hits record\u201d showing the recovery in ONS payroll employment.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vacancies hit new record while payroll employment recovered to pre-crisis 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