Industrial Relations in the United Kingdom
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8543.1970.tb00588.x |
| Published date | 01 November 1970 |
| Date | 01 November 1970 |
Chronicle
Industrial Relations in the United Kingdom
May-August
I970
STATISTICAL BACKGROUND TO
THE
INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS
SCENE
The
Labour Market-Great
Britain
During this period unemployment on a seasonally adjusted basis was higher
than in the corresponding months of 1969. Since the beginning of 1970 the un-
employment figure has been rising. Although the upward movement faltered
in April and May in the following months it accelerated.
Seasonally adjusted
(new
method)
Wholly unemployed
(Oow
Total unemployed Percentage Excluding school
(0004
unemployed leavers
Month
1970 1969 1970 1969 1970 1969
577.8 523.3 2.5 2.3 559.6 514-6
547.0 498.6 2-4 2.2 561.2 517.2
June
July 570.0 512.1 2.5 2.2 594.0 540.6
August 606.0 568.1 2.6 2.5 593.0 552.9
May
On
a
seasonally adjusted basis the numbers of unfilled vacancies have decreased
on average by about
900
per month in the three months April to July, and by
about 1,500 per month in the
six
months since January 1970.
Unfilled Vacancies in Great Britain
for
Adults-seasonally Adjusted
Month
1970 1969
186.8 201.8
186.9 201.9
185.6 196.4
183.7 199.1
(ooos)
May
July
June
August
In the period May to August the labour market was less tight than in the
same period of 1969 but even
so
many large wage increases were conceded by
employers.
Wages
and
Earaings
In the first six months of 1970 basic weekly wage rates rose by
8
per cent and
basic hourly earnings by 9.2 per cent. This compares with rises of
1.8
per cent
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