The five surprises in the jobs figures
The number of women working full-time soars, while the self-employed face a cull and 3.7m workers are away from their jobs
15 December 2020 • 4:22pm
The UK’s Covid-blighted economy was struck with record redundancies in the quarter to October while the headline jobless rate also rose to 4.9pc. But a closer look at the UK’s pandemic labour market reveals winners and losers - as well as worrying signs of further pain to come.
Women vs men
One striking aspect of the figures was the rising number of full-time female workers, despite a 144,000 fall in employment overall during the quarter. Economic inactivity for women fell to a record low 24.4pc.
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