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ONS Loses Official Status Amid Labour Data Crisis

3/13/2025

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The UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) lost its labour market dataset's official status due to inadequate data collection.
Employee morale has dropped since 2020, reflected in a 60.4 engagement score in 2024.
The ONS releases economic data at 7am to prevent website overload, despite requests for a 9:30am release.
Key labour market statistics may remain unreliable until 2027, affecting economic policy decisions.

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Story summary

The UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) lost its labour market dataset's official status due to inadequate data collection.
Employee morale has dropped since 2020, reflected in a 60.4 engagement score in 2024.
The ONS releases economic data at 7am to prevent website overload, despite requests for a 9:30am release.
Key labour market statistics may remain unreliable until 2027, affecting economic policy decisions.