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The relationship between hours worked in the UK and the economy

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  • Peter Stam

    (Office for National Statistics)

  • Jessica Coleman

    (Office for National Statistics)

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SUMMARYHours of work are recognised by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) as key indicators of the labour market. The difference between actual and usual hours worked may result from firms using overtime to meet increasing demand or reducing hours to control costs, and as such, could be considered an indicator of labour market flexibility.The Monetary Policy Committee at the Bank of England pay close attention to the number of hours worked when considering monetary policy decisions as these may be more closely related to changes in demand and output than the level of employment. This is because firms might want to retain staff during periods of lower output growth, or conversely delay recruitment until the need for it is clearly established through a sustained increase in demand. This article describes the different measures of hours data in the UK and investigates how they may be used to analyse the UK labour market.

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  • Peter Stam & Jessica Coleman, 2010. "The relationship between hours worked in the UK and the economy," Economic & Labour Market Review, Palgrave Macmillan;Office for National Statistics, vol. 4(9), pages 50-54, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:ecolmr:v:4:y:2010:i:9:p:50-54
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    1. Bei Liu & Hong Chen & Xin Gan, 2019. "How Much Is Too Much? The Influence of Work Hours on Social Development: An Empirical Analysis for OECD Countries," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(24), pages 1-15, December.
    2. Batóg Jacek, 2017. "Labour Contribution and Productivity in the European Union: A Cluster Analysis," Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia, Sciendo, vol. 17(2), pages 7-18, December.

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