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Nomis is a service provided by the Office for National Statistics, ONS, to give you free access to the most detailed and up-to-date UK labour market statistics from official sources.

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training / seminars  Training in Durham (23/01/2012)
DWP Benefits  Delay to publication of Aug 2011 data (20/01/2012)
Claimant count & DWP benefit  Updates to population counts used for proportions (18/01/2012)
Claimant count  Change in method used to produce local authority figures (18/01/2012)
Annual Population Survey  New SOC 2010 estimates + future SIC change (18/01/2012)
Annual Population Survey  Ethnicity estimates withdrawn for recent periods (18/01/2012)
Claimant Count & Jobcentre Vacancies  December 2011 data released (18/01/2012)
Annual Population Survey  Estimates for Jul 2010 - Jun 2011 period released (18/01/2012)
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Hours worked in the labour market  4.7% fall in hours worked in UK since 1992 (08/12/2011)
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Next claimant count update: 15 Feb 12

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