Unemployment rates for the United Kingdom are ordinarily calculated using National Insurance registration data. This paper uses individual data from the Labour Force Survey to (1) determine unemployment rates on an aggregate and socioeconomic group basis using search based criteria and (2)...

This paper integrates empirical analysis of the decision to migrate from a region with that of destination choice. Thus, the authors are able to study how net migration, and not just gross outflows, are influenced by regional labor-market circumstances. The results suggest that relative regional...