Category Archives: Employment

Brazil: Signs of a consumer spending revival

Just as a rising tide lifts all boats, the sinking global economy has threatened to engulf even the most buoyant economies. Such has been the case with Brazil. In line with the darkening global economic outlook, consumer spending retreated slightly … Continue reading

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Jobs – Two Speed Europe emerges

Jobs are not being lost everywhere in Europe. In the midst of Europe’s debt-induced recession woes, it is interesting to note the vastly different labour market experience of individual European economies since late 2007. The two charts below illustrate this … Continue reading

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Does ‘optimism’ help gauge the economic outlook?

Ipsos MORI gauge the economic outlook of the British electorate by polling members of the public, across the country in their Economic Optimism Index (EOI). In an effort to capture the views of the populace, the telephone poll is conducted … Continue reading

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Splits in the labour market – the UK’s latest numbers

Today’s labour market data was further confirmation that the position has stabilised in aggregate – both employment and unemployment have been steady over the last six months. Labour Market: Headline indicators, UK from Timetric But digging beneath the headlines shows … Continue reading

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UK Labour Market Insights

Over the last few weeks, we at Timetric have been getting friendly with the wealth of ONS data on the UK labour market, and curating it into a series of easily referenced topics on key headline indicators. This has allowed … Continue reading

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