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The UK economy grew by 6.6% in July, but still remains far below pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)[i] The UK unemployment rate has also risen to its highest level for two years[ii].

Another day, another set of figures released by the Office for National Statistics that are jumped upon by the press to spell out doom and gloom.

Andrew Hunter, co-founder of Adzuna, comments:

Neil Carberry, Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation said:

Lee Biggins, founder and CEO of CV-Library comments:

Dominic Harvey, Director at CWJobs, comments:

Dean Sadler, CEO and Founder at Tribepad

Could Andy Haldane be right that excessive pessimism is holding the economy back?

Lee Biggins, founder and CEO of CV-Library, comments:

Among the new measures announced to help contain the spread of COVID-19, the Prime Minister has announced that people should work from home where they can.

Andrew Hunter, co-founder of Adzuna.co.uk, comments:

By Leigh Anderson, Managing Director, Bis Henderson Recruitment

Dean Sadler, CEO and Founder at Tribepad

Adzuna is one of the world's fastest growing job sites and is a real 'homegrown' startup success story. The Fulham based tech company powers the government's 'Find a Job' website and supplies crucial hiring data to Number 10, the ONS and the Bank of England. We spoke to Co-founder Andrew Hunter about Adzuna's mission to get Britain Hiring.

The ONS has released its latest migration figures for year ending March 2020.