On the slide (TTSep08 p11-13)
The Treasurer September 2008
The latest statistics on employment from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the unemployment rate had risen, the employment rate had fallen and the inactivity rate was unchanged. The number of job vacancies was also down. And a final indicator that life is getting tough was the news that growth in average earnings, both excluding and including bonuses, had fallen.
