Economy, Business & Finance
Union membership among young people
4% of the UK population aged 16 to 24 were employees and union members in 2015 and 13% of those aged 25 to 34. Read
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Jobs and work
Fact checks related to the employment rate, unemployment, pensions and the gender pay gap
Economy, Business & Finance
Did the Conservatives break a manifesto promise on national insurance?
The 2015 Conservative manifesto promised not to raise national insurance rates before 2020. The 2017 budget raised the rate of national insurance contributions paid by some self-employed people. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Women in work: the female employment rate, company boards and the gender pay gap
Men and women are still some way off equal in the UK labour market, although we have the highest female employment rate on record, the overall gender pay gap is falling, and more women are on boards. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Increasing the state pension age
Changes to the state pension age mean women born in the 1950s will retire later than they expected. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The disability employment gap
We looked at whether the government’s pledge to halve the disability employment gap won’t be met for 50 years. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Age, motherhood and the gender pay gap
We’ve seen evidence that the pay gap gets bigger when women become mothers, but they don’t seem to have a clear advantage before then. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Robots and the future of your job
The Bank of England has estimated that 15 million jobs in the UK could be automated over the next few decades, equivalent to just under half the jobs in the UK right now. Read
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Immigration
Immigration and unemployment in the UK
It’s correct that there were about 1.7 million unemployed people in the UK at the last count, in July-September 2016. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Foreigners working in the UK
We don’t know how many have been hired, fired or quit—however you define a “foreigner”. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Unemployment is at a 10-year low
The overall employment rate is at its highest on record (since 1970). Unemployment is at a ten year low. Read
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