Fact checks related to the employment rate, unemployment, pensions and the gender pay gap
Economy, Business & Finance
Government ministers have repeatedly claimed employment is higher than pre-pandemic levels, when it is not. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Trussell Trust did provide about 27 times more food parcels at the end of David Cameron’s time in office than it had at the beginning—but this doesn’t mean food insecurity rose that much. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Its estimate combined various price rises and the fall in real wages. But this effectively counts some rising prices twice. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The number of employees is higher than it was pre-pandemic, but the total number of workers, including the self-employed, is lower than it was. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The number of people in work is about 600,000 lower than it was before the pandemic. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
While the Prime Minister claimed income inequality was falling, the latest analysis suggests it may be rising again after income support schemes were removed. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
At PMQs the Prime Minister claimed the number of people in work had returned to pre-pandemic levels. This is true only for payrolled employees, not all workers. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour’s deputy leader claimed the average worker is £1,000 a year worse off now than in 2010 but this is compared to 2020, not 2021. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Wages are not up over the past quarter, but they are up over the past year. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour has led the UK government on six occasions. Unemployment rose during five of those. Read
