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, 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:New, detailed data on public sector earnings growth by industry, by David Freeman, Employment, Earnings and Productivity Division, ONS; Redundancies in the UK - an analysis of data from 1999 to 2003, by Daniel Heap, Labour Market Division, ONS; Seasonal adjustment review of the claimant count series, by Helen Treasure, Labour Market Division, ONS. weiterlesen