How do the post-World War baby boom generations compare?

6 March 2018
By ONS Digital

The post-World War 2 baby boom generation turned 70 in 2016. They were the first to benefit from 20th century developments such as ‘cradle to grave welfare’.

The productivity slowdown: The what, the how, but little evidence of the why

27 November 2017
By Darren Waters

The UK government has unveiled its industrial strategy, which is seeking, among other things, to help boost the productivity of the country. Productivity is a much-talked about aspect of the economy – but what is it and why is it stagnating?

London had the smallest gender pay gap 20 years ago, but now it has the largest

27 November 2017
By ONS Digital

The pay gap between men and women working in London has barely changed in over two decades, new ONS analysis shows. While in 1997 the capital had the narrowest gender pay gap, there has been little improvement since then. Other regions in the UK have seen more movement towards pay equality over time. Women working […]

Is pay higher in the public or private sector?

16 November 2017
By Philip Leake

Public sector workers earned 1% less per hour, on average, than private sector workers with equivalent characteristics in 2016, initial ONS analysis shows.

Explore the gender pay gap and test your knowledge

26 October 2017
By Darren Waters

The gender pay gap for full-time employees now stands at 9.1% in favour of men, the lowest since records began in 1997.

How do the jobs men and women do affect the gender pay gap?

6 October 2017
By Philip Leake

Women earn less per hour, on average, than men in all nine major occupation groups.

More mothers with young children working full-time

26 September 2017
By Rob Fry

Mothers with young children are more likely to go back to or begin full-time work now than 20 years ago, new ONS analysis suggests. The proportion of mothers with children aged between three and four who are in employment increased by almost 10 percentage points over the past two decades. In England there are now […]

Migration, the European Union and work: How much do you really know?

19 July 2017
By Darren Waters

Migrants are a significant part of the UK workforce: doctors in Accident and Emergency units, colleagues in offices, the staff serving food in restaurants, workers building roads, someone’s boss, someone’s team leader. Of the estimated 30.3 million people in employment in the UK, 11%, approximately 3.4 million, are migrants. EUROPEAN UNION GROUPS EU14: Austria, Belgium, […]

Unpaid carers provide social care worth £57 billion

10 July 2017
By Rob Fry

Social care and the money spent on it is a hot topic, especially now as we have a rapidly ageing population and a higher life expectancy.

How inflation changes how much your wages are worth

26 June 2017
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Workers have started to feel the squeeze in their finances, after wage growth recently fell below inflation for the first time since 2014. In April 2017, inflation rose to 2.6% year-on-year, while three-month average wage growth was 2.1% over the same time period.

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