Labour pains
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Many Britons are uneasy with employment rates and practices despite the April 1993 drop in joblessness to 10.5%. Economists fear inflation, while employees fear unfair labor practices such as firings just before the two-year unemployment insurance vesting period.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
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Fine figures: unemployment
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The British government claims credit for four consecutive months of falling jobless rates, and says its labor-market reforms are working. Critics point to stagnant job growth and hint at statistical manipulation by the government.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
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