UK unemployment set to hit 11-year high in 2026, NIESR forecasts(reuters.com)

6 pointsby hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm5 месяцев назад1 comments

UK unemployment set to hit 11-year high in 2026, NIESR forecasts

https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/uk-unemployment-set-hit-11-year-high-2026-niesr-forecasts-2026-02-04/

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delaminator5 месяцев назад

> An increasing minimum wage - which recent governments have lifted to two thirds of median earnings

As a famous economist once said, the real minimum wage is zero.

They're just going to continue until the minimum and the median are the same.