Employment, unemployment, economic inactivity, claimant count, average earnings, vacancies and labour disputes.

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The United Kingdom Statistics Authority has designated these statistics as National Statistics, in accordance with the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 and signifying compliance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.

Designation can be broadly interpreted to mean that the statistics:

  • meet identified user needs
  • are well explained and readily accessible
  • are produced according to sound methods
  • are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest

Once statistics have been designated as National Statistics it is a statutory requirement that the Code of Practice shall continue to be observed.

Pre-release access list for UK labour market statistics: Feb 2017

The phrase 'Pre-release Access' refers to the practice whereby official statistics in their final form, and any accompanying written commentary, are made available to an eligible person in advance of their publication. The rules and principles which govern pre-release access are featured within the Pre-release Access to Official Statistics Order 2008.

Besides ONS staff, the following persons are given pre-release access by the period indicated before release.

Prime Minister
Cabinet Secretary
PS/Prime Minister
PPS/Prime Minister
Joint Chief of Staff
Joint Chief of Staff
Deputy Chief of Staff
Special advisor to Prime Minister

Minister for the Cabinet Office

Chancellor of the Exchequer
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Financial Secretary (HMT)
Economic Secretary (HMT)
Special advisor, HMT
Special advisor, HMT
Permanent Secretary, HMT
Official, Macroeconomics & Fiscal Policy Directorate, HMT
Head of News, HMT
Duty Press Officer, HMT
Official clearing brief, HMT
Official preparing brief, HMT

Secretary of State DWP
Minister of State, DWP
Minister of State, DWP
Minister for Welfare Delivery
Permanent Secretary, DWP
Principal Private Secretary, DWP
Director-General, Operations, DWP
Special advisor, DWP
Special advisor, DWP
Labour Market Strategy Director, DWP
Head of Labour Market Analysis, DWP
Labour Market Analyst, DWP
Labour Market Analyst, DWP
Assistant economist, DWP
Assistant economist, DWP
Assistant economist, DWP
Ministerial Communications Officer, DWP
Press Officer, DWP
Press Officer, DWP
Press Officer, DWP
Digital Media Officer, DWP

Governor of Bank of England
Deputy Governor, BoE
Deputy Governor, BoE
Deputy Governor, BoE
PS/Governor, BoE
Assistant PS to Governor of Bank of England
Assistant PS to Governor of Bank of England
Economic Assistant, BoE
Official, Governors Office, Bank of England
Official, Governors Office, Bank of England
Official, Governors Office, Bank of England

Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
Minister for Small Business, Consumers & Corporate Responsibility
Special advisor, BEIS
Special advisor, BEIS
Economic Advisor to Secretary of State BEIS
Deputy Director, Labour Market analysis BEIS
Economic advisor, BEIS
Assistant economist, BEIS
Press officer, BEIS

Secretary of State for Scotland
Special advisor, Scotland Office
Economic advisor, Scotland Office
Economic assistant, Scotland Office
Press officer, Scotland Office
Press officer, Scotland Office

Secretary of State for Wales
Private office official, Welsh Office
Briefing official, Welsh Office
Briefing official, Welsh Office
Head of Communications, Welsh Office
Special Advisor, Welsh Office

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Senior Policy Advisor, Northern Ireland Office
Briefing official, Northern Ireland Office
Special advisor, Northern Ireland Office
Special advisor, Northern Ireland Office
Head of Communications, Northern Ireland Office

First Minister of Scotland
Cabinet Secretary for Education & Skills, Scotland
Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work, Scotland
Minister for Employability and Training, Scotland
Permanent Secretary, Scottish Government
Special advisor, Scottish Government
Special advisor, Scottish Government
Head of Fair Work Directorate, Scottish Government
Chief economist, Scottish Government
Briefing official, Office of Chief Economic Advisor, Scottish Government
Briefing official, Office of Chief Economic Advisor, Scottish Government
Briefing official, Office of Chief Economic Advisor, Scottish Government
Briefing official, Employability & Skills, Scottish Government
Briefing official, Employability & Skills, Scottish Government
Briefing official, Employability & Skills, Scottish Government
Communications official, Scottish Government
Communications official, Scottish Government
Statistician, Scottish Government
Statistician, Scottish Government
Statistician, Scottish Government

First Minister of Wales
Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure, Wales
Senior Statistical Officer, Welsh government
Higher Statistical Officer, Welsh government
Chief economist, Welsh government
Director of strategy, Dept for Economy, Science & Transport, Welsh government
Press Officer, Welsh government

Minister for Finance, Northern Ireland
Minister for Economy, Northern Ireland
Head of Northern Ireland Civil Service
Permanent Secretary, Northern Ireland Dept for Finance
Deputy Principal Economist, Northern Ireland Dept for the Economy
Economist, Northern Ireland Dept for the Economy
Permanent Secretary, Northern Ireland Dept for the Economy
Special advisor, Northern Ireland
Special advisor, Northern Ireland
Senior principle statistician, Northern Ireland
Principal statistician, Northern Ireland