Central bank communication has changed dramatically over the past decade, with some central banks providing guidance about or explicit forecasts of likely future policy rates. One frequently made argument against the provision by central banks of such guidance or forecasts is that it runs the...

This dataset contains annual labour market statistics on the duration of unemployment - = 1 month and = 3 months and = 6 months and 1 year, 1 year and over, total declared and total - by sex and standardised age groups (15-19, 15-24, 20-24, 25-54, 55+, total). Data are expressed in thousands of...