Liz McKeown and Daniel Ayoubkhani explain what we have learned so far and how this work contributes to our broader efforts to ...

Today the ONS has published a research paper setting out an improved approach to estimating labour productivity that uses the best aspects of our various measures of the labour market. The new ...

GDP revisions are often reported, but how much do users understand why revisions are a necessary part of the evolution of the GDP dataset? Andrew Walton and Sumit Dey-Chowdhury explain the compilation ...

There has been a lot of focus recently on labour productivity, which looks at how much is produced for each hour worked across the economy. Richard Heys explains the different measures the ONS ...

For almost two centuries detailed data on childbearing by mothers has been produced. However, until now, completing that fertility picture with data on fathers has been more challenging. Here Greg ...

There has been recent interest in seasonal patterns in the UK economy and how they are evolving. James Benford writes about the work taking place at the ONS to ensure they continue to be accurately ...

This month UN secretary general António Guterres called on the international community to “go beyond gross domestic product as a measure of human progress and wellbeing.” In fact for some years now, ...

Net migration has fallen to the lowest level seen since 2021, when pandemic lockdown restrictions ended and the new immigration rules were introduced following the UK’s EU exit. Our latest figures ...

The way domestic abuse manifests is constantly changing. Because of this and legislative changes, the ONS has undertaken a user engagement, research and testing programme to ensure our statistics ...

“How’s life?” It’s a question we all hear often, but answering it isn’t always straightforward. What truly makes life good? Is it happiness, financial security, a sense of purpose, or even the ...

Many National Statistical blogs over the last 12 months have provided updates on new releases and insights from our range of population statistics. The latest 2022-based national population ...