Are we really a nation of estate agents?

Last week’s numerous stories about estate agents dominating the jobs market were probably a bit over the top. In fact, the rise in both manufacturing and construction employment in the first two quarters of the year strengthened our view that the economic recovery is not based just on the housing sector.

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