Number crunching
17 August 2012
The latest unemployment figures reveal an increase in benefit claimants, but recruitment industry statistics indicate an economy back on track. So what is the real picture?
Employment figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have revealed a further increase in the number of people claiming unemployment benefit and an economy with patchy performance.
The figures confirmed what many analysts have said about UK plc being a “two-speed” economy, with services, agriculture and construction performing well and manufacturing in...