Do out-of-work benefits tell us who is out of work? In short: no. A great blog from our new colleague at FAI, Spencer Thompson explains it all.
Emma Congreve
Benefit data can tell us a lot, but using it as a guide to the labour market is risky business. This blog explains why we need to go beneath the headline figures to understand what's going on: buff.ly/sCB5ZzS
It’s hard to overstate the importance of knowing what’s happening in the labour market. Among other things, it’s essential for compiling key metrics like productivity, understanding changes in living…
