What’s changed since the Brexit vote?

23 June 2017
By Philip Leake

It’s been more than 18 months since the UK voted to leave the EU after more than 40 years of membership.

Are your wages keeping up with inflation?

20 June 2017
By ONS Digital

Inflation is the rate at which the cost of goods and services rises year-on-year. In order to be able to buy the same amount of goods, your salary must increase by at least the same level as inflation.

Are we training enough people to become programmers?

19 June 2017
By

In 2012, it was decided that computing should be introduced as a GCSE, in an attempt to revive the legacy of mathematician and wartime codebreaker Alan Turing.

Billion pound loss in volunteering effort

16 March 2017
By ONS Digital

Volunteers gave 7% less of their time to help their communities, at a loss to the UK of more than £1 billion, between 2012 and 2015, latest figures show. In fact, there has been a general decline in the time that the UK’s unsung heroes and heroines spend volunteering since 2005, according to ONS analysis. Despite the value […]

Dashboard: Understanding the UK economy

22 February 2017
By Rob Fry

Get the latest data on the economy of post-referendum UK.

Test your knowledge on the gender pay gap

9 December 2016
By ONS Digital

How well do you know the differences between men’s and women’s earnings?

Find out the gender pay gap for your job

9 December 2016
By Rob Fry

This interactive tool allows you to find out the gender pay gaps and average earnings in a wide range of jobs. It also shows how many women and men work in each role.

Women shoulder the responsibility of ‘unpaid work’

10 November 2016
By ONS Digital

Women carry out an overall average of 60% more unpaid work than men, ONS analysis has shown. ONS analysis of time use data shows that women put in more than double the proportion of unpaid work when it comes to cooking, childcare and housework.

The gender pay gap – what is it and what affects it?

26 October 2016
By Rob Fry

41% of women work part-time, 12% of men work part-time

As Jane Austen (almost) said: it is a truth universally acknowledged that men (generally) get paid more than women. But do they get paid more than women for doing the same work? That is harder to answer.

Five facts about…older people at work

1 October 2016
By ONS Digital

We’re living longer and we’re working for longer too. To mark the International Day of the Older Person (today), we have five facts which show the impact of those aged 65 and over on the UK workplace:

Office for National Statistics

Employment and Labour Market