Fact checks related to the employment rate, unemployment, pensions and the gender pay gap
Economy, Business & Finance
What is the National Minimum Wage? What is a living wage? How different are they and what does the law say about them? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
How many people are unemployed in the UK? What is unemployment and how is it measured? And what's the difference between structural and cyclical unemployment? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Youth unemployment in the UK is currently 12.5%, among the lowest it’s been since 2005. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Some of the key figures on the gig economy, to put the claims into context. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Conservatives have said that Labour plans to increase the basic rate of income tax to 25%, but that’s not the case. Labour said it won’t raise income tax for those earning less than £80,000. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Scotland's productivity has been growing faster than the UK's as a whole, but its still catching up. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour has pledged to achieve full employment, as the Conservative Party did in the last general election, which might mean a very high employment rate or a very low unemployment rate. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We've factchecked claims from Theresa May's speech at the Conservative party manifesto launch. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
What is the gig economy and how is it different to zero hours contracts? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We've factchecked claims from Jeremy Corbyn's speech at the Labour party manifesto launch. Read
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