Industrial Relations in the United Kingdom
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8543.1977.tb00078.x |
| Date | 01 March 1977 |
| Published date | 01 March 1977 |
British Journal
of
Industrial Relations
Vol.
XV
No.
1
Chronicle
/ndustrial Relations in
the
United Kingdom
September-November
1976
STATISTICAL BACKGROUND TO THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SCENE
The Labour
Market4reat
Britain
In October the number of adults out of work fell
on
a seasonally adjusted basis by
13,100
to
1.3
million. The drop in the seasonally adjusted total was the first real check, apart
from a small decline last March, in the almost continuous rise in unemployment over the
last
two
and
a
half years. However, the improvement is thought to be temporary given the
likely effects on economic activity to be felt from the sharp rise in interest rates and the
monetary squeeze introduced in October.
Seasonally adjusted
unemployed excluding
Total unemployed Percentage school leavers
(000s)
unemployed
(~0s)
Month
1976 1975 1976 1975 I976 1975
September
1,396 1,091
6.1
4.8
1,266 992
October
1,321 1,099
5.7
4.8 1,253 1,044
November N.A.'
1,120
N.A.'
4.9
N.A.'
1,087
In the three-month period August to October the number
of
unfilled vacancies
on
a
seasonally adjusted basis notified to employment offices increased
on
average by
3,000
per month. This compares with an average monthly increase of
5,000
for the period July
to September. Unfilled Vacancies
in
Great Britain
for
Adults:
Seasonally Adjusted
(000s)
Month
1976 1975
September
123
131
October
126 126
November N.A.
118
Wages and Earnings
During the period under review in each month the percentage increase over the previous
twelve months in both the index of basic weekly rates
and
basic hourly rates declined. The
major pay settlements were in glass container manufacture, home-grown timber, retail
distribution, and motor vehicle retail and repair.
Indices
of
Weekly and Hourly Wage Rates and
Normal
Weekly Hours in the United Kingdom
(31
July
=
100)
Manual Workers-All Industries and Services
Percentage increase Percentage increase Index
Index over previous Index over previous normal
Weekly Wage Rates Hourly Wage Rates
Month
1976
twelve months
1976
twelve months weekly hours
September
211.4 17.6 218.7 17.6 99.4
October
217.4 16.7 218.7 16.7 99.4
November
2
19.3
12.8
220.6 12.8 99.4
113
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