Labour Market Data (Jul./Aug.)

The drop in the ILO unemployment rate to 7.7% in the three months to July is consistent with signs of economic recovery and takes the rate closer to the MPC’s 7% threshold. But with scope for a rebound in productivity and evidence that this is happening, we think that it will take a long time for the jobless rate to fall to 7%.

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