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Pay awards
IRS headline measure of pay settlements: 3.5% (March 2008)
Next release date: 30 May 2008
Labour disputes
Working days lost: 67,000 (March 2008)
Number of stoppages: 9 (March 2008)
Next release date: 11 June 2008.
Official pay data | Summary
Median weekly earnings, whole economy (ASHE 2007 uprated by AEI): £477.46 (March 2008). Next release date: 11 June 2008.
Average earnings
Headline average earnings growth : 4.0% (March 2008)
Next release date: 11 June 2008
Unemployment
Headline unemployment rate (ILO definition): 5.2% (January to March 2008)
Next release date: 11 June 2008.
Working hours
Average weekly hours in UK: 39.2 (full-time men); 33.9 (full-time women) (January to March 2008). Next release date: 11 June 2008.
Inflation
Retail Prices Index (RPI): 4.2% (April 2008). Next release date: 17 June 2008
Recruitment and labour market
Availability of candidates (compared with previous month):
- Permanent staff: 6.4% (April 2008)
- Temporary/contract staff: 12.2% (April 2008)
Next release date: 13 June 2008
Business confidence
Business confidence: Manufacturing industry
Manufacturing optimism: -23% (April 2008) (CBI)
Next release date: 24 July 2008