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?Unemployment rate (%)

?Unemployment levels (000s)

?Employment rate (%)

?Employment levels (000s)

?GDP gap
(% fall since recession)

?Employment rate gap
(% fall since recession)

?Part-time workers (000s)

?Involuntary part-time workers (000s)

?Temporary workers (000s)

?Involuntary temporary workers (000s)

?Self-employed (000s)

?"Want work" rate (%)

?Economically inactive people (000s)

?Economic inactivity rate (%)

?Youth unemployment level (000s)

?Long-term unemployment level (000s)

?Vacancy ratio
(claimants per job)

?Average weekly earnings (£)

?RPI inflation (index)

?CPI inflation (index)

Unemployment rate

The proportion of economically active adults who are unemployed

?Unemployment rate	7.7%
?Unemployment levels	2,487,000
?Employment rate	71.7%
?Employment levels	29,869,000
?GDP gap	-3.3%
?Employment rate gap	-1.3%
?Part-time workers	8,045,000
?Involuntary part-time workers	1,450,000
?Temporary workers	1,572,000
?Involuntary temporary workers	611,000
?Self-employed	4,209,000
?"Want work" rate	13.8%
?Economically inactive people	8,954,000
?Economic inactivity rate	22.2%
?Youth unemployment level	958,000
?Long-term unemployment level	900,000
?Vacancy ratio	4.7
?Average weekly earnings	£474
?RPI inflation	252
?CPI inflation	126.8

Economic indicators for 07/2013