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    1. Other_Nothing2436 on

      > It said there was evidence that some firms may not be recruiting new workers or replacing people who have left.

      I guess in isolation this would be fine if the economy was growing and people were starting new companies. Even if average number of employees decreased per company, an increase in startups (across all industries, like green energy, education, etc) would balance it out. But we have complete stagnation and lack of entrepreneurism.

    2. DarthFlowers on

      Cos being in the single market has bangin’ – Economics.

    3. StoicRun on

      “Private sector pay growth also edged down and remains below the public sector rate, which increased” – ONS statement today

      And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what is going on here. I blame myself for voting Labour, but they’ve gone straight for the stereotypical tax the private sector and pay the public sector. Next step will to be to go after private sector pensions, whilst leaving public sector pensions unscathed.

      Wage growth = inflation = higher interest rates. So enjoy those high mortgages for a little longer.

    4. OkProMoe on

      Maybe this means the government will invest in more start up businesses to increase employ…. Haha, just kidding. More taxes for the middle!!!

    5. Scrapheaper on

      I assume interest rates have to go down now, and then we get more inflation.

    6. RemBoathaus on

      It’s a lack of confidence – doesn’t look like Labour will actually be able to deliver their manifesto so businesses are playing wait and see. So we’ll get a competely manufactured recession. 

    7. Hopeful_Stay_5276 on

      As someone who has recently returned from overseas and is desperately looking for a job; whatever the official statistics say, this is the quietest I’ve ever known the job market to be (excluding the lockdowns).

      I’m genuinely worried I won’t be able to find something this time.

    8. Almost everyone I know is unbelievably busy at the moment and constantly feels like they are short staffed.

      I’m not sure when these efficiency gains we’ve been promised from AI are coming but I haven’t seen much evidence yet.

      Sad to hear about the labour market though. I’m sure it’s unrelated.

    9. beIIe-and-sebastian on

      Sluggish growth, persistent sticky inflation, rising unemployment, low business confidence, weak consumer spending, slowing wage growth and rising job cuts. Stagflation on the horizon?

    10. Cholas71 on

      Go for growth by punishing employers. Led by donkeys, red or blue are just different cheeks of the same backside.

    11. Additional_Bid2808 on

      Who would have thought making it more expensive to employ people would reduce the amount of people employed 

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