Britain's Flawed Jobs Reports Leave Economists Second-Guessing'
Briefly

The Office for National Statistics has been struggling to resolve fundamental issues with its Labor Force Survey, significantly impacting the assessment of Britain’s jobs market.
Economists are no longer fully trusting the flagship jobs report due to a deep slump in response rates, turning instead to alternative data sources.
Most economists believe that the official statistics agency has been underestimating Britain's employment rate and overstating the issue of economic inactivity.
Lawmakers in Britain have committed substantial funds towards programs aimed at reducing economic inactivity, reflecting the seriousness of the data reliability issue.
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