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Informationen zum Autor The OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS (ONS) is the largest producer of official statistics to government. ONS is responsible for producing a wide range of key economic and social statistics which are used by policy makers across government to create evidence-based policies and monitor performance against them. The Office also builds and maintains data sources both for itself and for its business and research customers. It makes statistics available so that everyone can easily assess the state of the nation! the performance of government! and their own position. Zusammenfassung This monthly guide to the state of the labour market contains statistics and analysis of the latest trends in employment, unemployment, earnings, claimant count, government employment, hours, labour disputes and training. It gives the latest results from national surveys, plus the most significant findings from the government's labour market research programme. This issue includes coverage of: the launch of an annual booklet on trade union membership; advancing women in the workplace; difficulties in recruiting and retaining staff; an analysis of the impact of the latest round of bonus payments and their timing on earnings growth, by David Freeman, Employment and Productivity Division, Office for National Statistics; An introduction to the demand for labour in the UK, illustrated with date from two regions, by Richard D Williams, Labour Market Division, Office for National Statistics; The latest results re. local area jobs densities 2002 including parliamentary constituencies and Travel-to-work Areas, with revisions to past data, by David Hastings, Labour Market Division, Office for National Statistics.
