In essence, these problems arise because financial assets, such as loans, deposits and equity, are claims which will be realised at some point in the future, and the future is inherently uncertain. Therefore, the value of financial assets is also inherently uncertain. 1  See the Uganda Business Inquiry, 2009/10, table 2.13, page 25.
I will begin with the recent employment data, then discuss unemployment and wages before turning to the outlook for the labour market. In analysing the labour market it is important to not get hung up on one month's data. The standard error on the change in employment each month is around ±30,000.