Labour Market Trends Volume 111, No 11, November 2003

This monthly guide to the state of the labour market contains statistics and analysis of the latest trends, covering issues such as employment, unemployment, economic activity and inactivity, earnings, claimant count, government employment, vacancies, hours, labour disputes and training. It gives the latest results from national surveys, plus the most significant findings from the government’s labour market research programme. This issue includes coverage of: Job mobility and job tenure in the UK, by Claire Macaulay, Labour Market Division, ONS; Labour Market Turning Points, by Craig Lindsay, Labour Market Division, ONS; A Statistical Review of Work permits and foreign labour in the UK by James Clarke and John Salt, Migration Research Unit, University College Lodon; A Technical Report on Seasonal Adjustment of the Average Earnings Index excluding bonuses series, by Helen Spyrou, Employment, Earnings and Productivity Division, ONS.