Coronavirus (COVID-19) roundup:11 August 2020

11 August 2020

ONS have published the latest UK labour market statistics, as well as deaths registrations in England and Wales. Some of the main points include:

PAYE estimates for July 2020 suggest that the number of paid employees in the UK is down by around 730,000 compared with March 2020
There are fewer self-employed and part-time workers, although unemployment is largely unchanged because of increases in economic inactivity (people out of work and not currently looking for work)
With millions of workers on furlough, the average number of actual hours worked per week fell by a record 5.6 hours on the quarter to a series low of 25.8 hours in April to June 2020
There were an estimated 370,000 UK job vacancies in May to July 2020, up by 10% from the record low in April to June 2020 (some smaller businesses were looking for additional staff to meet coronavirus guidelines)
There were 51,710 deaths involving COVID-19 registered up to 31 July (28,455 men and 23,255 women)
The total number of deaths in the week ending 31 July was 8,946, below the five-year average for the seventh consecutive week

Breadcrumb