It remains a mixed picture when it comes to how well the labour force is recovering in the wake of the pandemic. The recent improvement in some countries supports our view that much of the pandemic-related drop may be reversed eventually. But this could yet take a while. And for now, the UK’s labour force is still falling, adding to reasons to think that interest rates there have much further to rise.
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