Are the labour market statistics telling the real story?

In explaining the UK’s ‘productivity puzzle’ – the conundrum of a dismal GDP performance combined with strong employment growth – one possibility is that the GDP figures are understating the actual level of output. But another potential answer that has received less attention is that the labour market data are overstating the true level of employment.

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