US labour productivity jumps less than expected in Q2
Washington (dpa-AFX) – Preliminary data released by the Labor Department on Tuesday showed labour productivity in the US increased by much less than expected in the second quarter. The Labor Department said labour productivity jumped by 2.3 per cent in the second quarter after soaring by a downwardly revised 4.3 per cent in the first…
Marriage rates between heterosexuals in Britain lowest on record
London (PA media/dpa) – Marriage rates for opposite-sex couples in England and Wales have fallen to their lowest levels on record, figures show. Data from the Office for National Statistics, published on Tuesday, show that in 2018 marriage rates for heterosexual couples were at 20.1 marriages per 1,000 unmarried men and 18.6 marriages per 1,000…
