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The number of UK employees enrolled in a workplace pension scheme has increased by 30% rising from 47% in 2012, according to the latest employee workplace pensions report by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Scottish unemployment decreased by 14,000 to 96,000 in the final quarter of last year, according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) Labour Market Overview. The unemployment rate for people aged 16 and over currently stands at 3.5%, compared with 3.8% for the rest of the UK collective

Unemployment in Scotland has fallen by 0.3 percentage points since the last quarter to reach 3.8%, according to the latest statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The data has also revealed that the employment rate in Scotland was 74.3%, this is no change on the quarter and only 1.

Retail sales in December 2019 fell by 0.6%, the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has found.

Scottish businesses are benefiting from record levels of trade with Japan, as UK exports totalled £14.8 billion in the year to September 2019, up by over 7.6% on the previous 12 months. Latest figures from the Department for International Trade show that Atlantic salmon exports to Japan w

In the three months to November 2019, retail sales fell by 0.4% when compared with the previous three months, marking the first sales decline in the sector since April 2018, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The UK House Price Index released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that Scotland’s house prices are rising faster than in England.  

Only four in ten UK-based start-ups survive their first five years in business, according to new research released by Business Comparison.

A report by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that public sector borrowing in October 2019 was £11.3 billion, £2.3bn more than in October 2018, making this the highest October borrowing for five years. The report reveals that borrowing in the current financial year-to

The number of Scottish people in work decreased by 43,000 to 2,543,000 in the three months to September, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The data has revealed that the now stands at 74.4% and Scotland's unemployment total over the same period rose by 8,

Scottish retailers are likely to face a £12 million increase in their business rates bill, new analysis from the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has revealed The Office of National Statistics Consumer Price Index (CPI) figure revealed inflation in September stood at 1.7%. The September figure

Retail sales in September this year remained flat following a fall of 03.% in August this year, a new report by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals.

UK public finances saw a rare recent improvement in August as the budget deficit (measured in terms of PSNBex) dipped modestly to £6.4 billion from £6.9bn in August 2018, according to EY ITEM Club.

Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that most of the UK's employment growth within the last year as fuelled by the over 50s.

A YouGov and Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) poll has indicated that consumer confidence has hit a five-year low due to fears of a recession by the end of the year.