you can only pivot so far. if i can interrupt you, i m aware we were run out of time. when the government talks about more help for businesses that are vulnerable, who do expect to be in that group? what kind of businesses? businesses? this is a challenge. businesses? this is a challenge. they - businesses? this is a challenge. they tend j businesses? this is a i challenge. they tend to businesses? this is a - challenge. they tend to talk about businesses that are heavily reliant on energy and actually what we need to think about is what other businesses that are core to communities and employment and we would like to see the high street supported more and retail hospitality and some of the businesses that make up a huge amount of employment and the backbone of the economy and suggesting vulnerable businesses is a worry. we would like to see all businesses supported after that six months. supported after that six months- supported after that six months. ., ., months. one of the oth
that is the theme, the trend in the job market. the four-week moving average of the jobless claims, not to get too wonky, the lowest since 1973. the trend here very good. layoffs are not the hallmark of the job market anymore. it is resignations. you look at total quits last year, more than 47 million people quit their jobs, that s an astonishing number and it shows you the churn in the labor market, going for better pay, for entirely new industries and they re being recruited. the wall street journal had a story this week about how teachers are being recruited by corporate america for zbjobs in sales, it, teachers, education services, the biggest sector of the resignations last year, that has implications for everyone, for parents, workers, the labor market. tomorrow you ll get a jobs report, it could be disappointing the white house and economists writ large have been saying this could be a disappointing number because companies have had to close their doors during the omicron surge,
well, certainly we are seeing retail hospitality has been a good one. retail is not only recovered but gone beyond the prepandemic. in-store retail is a little low. manufactuing we saw a little dip. we seen gains back at prepandemic level. on wages one of the areas we see of the largest increase in wages is in those low paying jobs, manufacture and hospitality. the average work you take out as managers is as high as from 11% to 14%. it is outpacing inflation. we need to continue those moves
more now on the uk where prime minister borisjohnson has warned he won t hesitate to introduce further covid measures in england, as cases of the omicron variant continue to surge ahead of christmas. over 91,000 covid cases were reported across the uk on monday, the second highest daily total on record. the government s scientific advisers say new restrictions may be required very soon. and some in the business world are preparing for further measures and calling for urgent action. over 100,000 retail hospitality and leisure businesses have called on government to provide more financial support. joining me now isjeevun sandher an economist at kings college of london.
Full Year Results Delivering profitable growth in a year of significant strategic and operational progress Angling Direct plc (AIM: ANG), the leading omni-channel specialist fishing tackle and equipment retailer, is pleased to announce its Full Year results for the 12 months ended 31 January 2021 ( FY21 ). Financial Highlights · Group revenue increased 27.1% to £67.6m (FY20: £53.2m) · Online sales up 39.9% to £35.3m (FY20: £25.2m), with international sales accounting for 12.4% of total online sales · Retail store sales up 15.5% to £32.3m (FY20: £27.9m), despite impact of national lockdowns · Gross profit of £23.1m, up 39.5% (FY20: £16.6m) with a 300bps improvement in gross margin to 34.2% (FY20: 31.2%), underpinned by more disciplined approach to pricing and inventory management