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ONS

British

abbreviation

Office for National Statistics

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The ONS said the decline in unemployment was driven by a rise in the number of people who had stopped looking for work, rather than an increase in hiring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Savouri notes that in addition to these policy-led distortions, the ONS is simply under-resourced, something that was highlighted ten years ago by Bank of England Professor Charlie Bean.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

ONS data showed average house prices across Rhondda Cynon Taf as a whole were £163,000, a 4.2% increase on the previous year.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The fall in sales in February reported by the ONS was smaller than analysts had expected, with a drop of 0.7% having been predicted.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

An early estimate of payrolled employees for February rose on month by 20,000, compared with an increase of 6,000 in January, the ONS said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

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