Number of furloughed construction workers falling faster than wider economy

By Tom Lowe2021-05-07T05:00:00

Latest HMRC data shows size industry’s furloughed workforce shrank by 15% in March

The number of furloughed construction workers fell by as much as 15% in March, over 3% more than the national average across all sectors.

The latest HMRC data shows that there were around 196,000 workers in construction furloughed at the end of March, compared to over 230,000 at the end of February.

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