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Labour Force Survey (Mar.)

The labour market was weaker in March than even the 1.0 million plunge in employment suggests, with a further 1.3 million people counted as employed but not working any hours. We think that employment will fall by more than a million in April too, and the unemployment rate will rise further toward 15%.

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