ONS releases - Civil Service statistics, UK: 2017, Death registrations 2016, Births 2016, Migration, the EU and the labour market - how much do you really know? and Measuring trade – why does the world seem to import more than it exports?

View in browser 19 July 2017 Economy Double deflation: methods and application to UK National Accounts, Experimental Statistics Overview of double deflation theory and methods, with some experimental case studies. Employment and labour market Civil Service statistics, UK: 2017 Civil Service employment on 31 March 2017 was 419,399, up 1,056 (0.3%) on 31 March 2016. There were 321,163 full-time civil servants, 4,371 (1.4%) more than 31 March 2016 and the number of civil servants working part-time fell by 3,315 (3.3%) to 98,236. Of those who declared their ethnicity, 11.6% were from an ethnic minority. People, population and community Death registrations in England and Wales, summary tables: 2016 There were 525,048 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2016, a decrease of 0.9% after the large increase seen in 2015. Age-standardised mortality rates (ASMRs) decreased in 2016 by 3.0% for females and 2.4% for males; similar to the general trend prior to 2015. In 2016, there were fewer deaths at ages 75 and over, while the number of deaths at ages 65 to 74 increased compared to 2015. How have mortality rates changed over time in your area? Explore our interactive. Birth summary tables in England and Wales: 2016 There were 696,271 live births in England and Wales in 2016, a decrease of 0.2% from 2015. In 2016, the total fertility rate (TFR) decreased to 1.81 children per woman, from 1.82 in 2015. The average age of mothers in 2016 increased to 30.4 years, compared with 30.3 years in 2015. Find out how fertility rates have changed in your area over time through our interactive map. Migration, the EU and the labour market - how much do you really know?  Of the estimated 30.3 million people in employment in the UK, 11%, approximately 3.4 million, are migrants. But how well do people understand the facts of migrant labour? What skills do they have, what sectors do they work in, what hours do they work? Test yourself with our interactives. Measuring trade – why does the world seem to import more than it exports?   With complex international trade negotiations in prospect for the UK, Jonathan Athow explains the work ONS is doing to address the asymmetries in global trade statistics. Find out more in our latest blogpost. Our digital team regularly write about our approach and progress to the website and social media. Visit our Digital Blog National Statistical is our corporate blog. It's the place to find insight into the role data plays in the decisions affecting our lives, the changes we are making to take advantage of it and the ways we keep it secure.  Visit our Corporate Blog Looking for local statistics? A handy guide to let you know where to find local statistics. Census Discover how our census statistics help paint a picture of the nation and how we live. Visual.ONS Visual.ONS is a website exploring new approaches to making ONS statistics accessible and relevant to a wide public audience. Email sent by Office for National Statistics

 

 

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