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Inflation rate falls by 0.3% but increases expected in second half of the year

Edit Belfast Telegraph 18 May 2016
Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation fell from 0.5% in March, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said ... The ONS also said a 14% month-on-month fall in airfares contributed to the first month-on-month drop since September, as a relatively early Easter had pushed fares up 23% during March. But April also saw prices on the forecourts rise, while food prices fell by less than they did a year earlier....

Unemployment in Britain was broadly flat

Edit Business Insider 18 May 2016
While the number of unemployed people in Britain was little changed over the ONS' latest data period, the number of people in work increased marginally ... Here's the ONS' chart showing how the number of people in employment ... Employment in the UK could easily be topping out as we head into the UK’s referendum on its EU membership....

BCC: Labour market remains source of strength for UK economy (The British Chambers of Commerce)

Edit Public Technologies 18 May 2016
(Source ... David Kern comments on the May 2016 UK labour market figures, published today by the ONS ... Commenting on the May 2016 UK labour market figures published today by the ONS, David Kern, BCC Chief Economist, said. ... Ends ... The British Chambers of Commerce published this content on 18 May 2016 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 18 May 2016 10.22.19 UTC ... (noodl....

Number of EU migrants working in UK rises to record level

Edit The Guardian 18 May 2016
The fact that the increase in the proportion of non-UK nationals working in Britain is almost entirely accounted for by an increase in EU migration is bound to fuel the already fevered referendum debate over the impact of Britain’s membership of the EU on immigration ... The ONS figures show that while employment of EU nationals increased by 224,000 to ......

Unemployment figures continue to fall in Wales

Edit BBC News 18 May 2016
The UK average was unchanged at 5.1%, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) ... ....

Pal wristband adds GPS and battery life to a Pebble watch

Edit The Verge 18 May 2016
Putting GPS in a watch is nothing new, but adding it to an existing watch is a neat feat. That's what a company called Powerstrap is doing with its ......

Liverpool and Sevilla square off in the richest final in top-tier soccer

Edit Yahoo Daily News 18 May 2016
Yes, it's true. The Europa League final provides the greatest financial benefit – more than the World Cup final and the Champions League final – and frankly, it's not even close ... Even ignoring all the potential add-ons and residual revenue that will eventually find its way into the winners' laps, the Europa League final, with a reward between $35 million and $45 million, makes it the richest final in the top tier of world football....

UK jobs market 'cooling off', ONS says after latest employment figures broadly flat

Edit The Independent 18 May 2016
The UK jobs market could be cooling off, according to the ONS, which has released figures showing that the number of people in work rose by a "modest" 44,000 to ......

Labour market statistics (CBI - Confederation of British Industry)

Edit Public Technologies 18 May 2016
The CBI has responded to the latest ONS labour market statistics, which show a 44,000 rise in employment in the first quarter of 2016 ... 'However, continued uncertainty could be weighing on hiring intentions....

UK: Auto-enrolment is breeding neglect as employee ignorance of pension savings grows (Aviva plc)

Edit Public Technologies 18 May 2016
Almost one and a half million private sector employees do not know what funds their pension has been allocated to or have never taken the time to review their investments, according to Aviva's latest Working Lives Report and analysis of data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)¹ ... ONS 2012, published Q1 2013, and 2015, published Q1 2016) 4,250,000 9,787,000 4,250,000 9,787,000 ... Communication from employers on auto-enrolment....

UK jobless dips in March as record number of people at work

Edit RTE 18 May 2016
With unemployment very little changed, that is further evidence the jobs market could be cooling off," the ONS said. . Average earnings in Britain increased by 2% in the year to March, up by 0.1% on the previous month ... from a total of 8.9 million, down by 116,000 on a year ago. ....

Fullah community in Kambia protest

Edit Sierra Express Media 18 May 2016
They peacefully marched to the Office of the District Officer (DO) and the Office of National Security (ONS) where they presented their position that they don’t want him to be their head. Speaking on behalf of the community, Alimamy Jalloh, the former acting Fullah tribal head for over three years now, said when Alhaji Jiju Barrie contested to be the tribal head for all the Fullah some time ago, most of them objected....

The TSA is so bad, they’re calling in clowns to help out

Edit New York Post 18 May 2016
It cut back on screeners this year in anticipation of the brilliant success of its PreCheck program — which naturally worked just as well as every other bright TSA idea for the last two decades ... Also, it notes, travelers insist on carry-ons, slowing everything down — another huge surprise....
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