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Why the UK labour market suddenly stopped growing

  • Written by: The Conversation
imageDoes rush hour in London feel a little bit less crowded all of a sudden?JuliusKielaitis/Shutterstock

We have got used to living with the productivity puzzle but the labour market figures released today now add a labour market conundrum. The total number of people in work fell by nearly 70,000 comparing the three months to May 2015 with the previous...

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