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Mapping a complex support landscape: transitioning from education to employment in County Durham and Newcastle
22 Jan 2026Dr Alexandra Nancarrow examines how mapping the available support for transitioning from education to employment is essential for helping young people access the right services, and for enabling local authorities to identify gaps and build a more coherent, integrated system.
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Labour Market Statistics, January 2026
20 Jan 2026Analysis of the January 2026 Labour Market Statistics by IES Chief Executive, Naomi Clayton.
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January Labour Market Statistics: comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
20 Jan 2026The labour market is continuing to weaken. Payrolled employment has fallen by over 90,000 in the last quarter – the largest fall outside the pandemic.
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Understanding the wider benefits of learning as part of employability programmes
12 Jan 2026Emily Kramers and Rosie Gloster look at the wider benefits of adult learning, and specifically how these apply to learning English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) for participants in the Restart employment support programme.
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Rethinking the productivity–pay relationship: implications for innovation policy
7 Jan 2026Nick Litsardopoulos takes an in-depth look at productivity, its relationship to pay and how it is measured, and identifies recommendations to help tackle the current economic stagnation.
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From optics to outcomes: how EDI evolved in 2025 - and where smart organisations should go in 2026
6 Jan 2026Dr Meenakshi Krishnan reflects on 2025 in terms of the rapidly changing face of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the workplace, and identifies the key EDI trends for the coming year.
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December Labour Market Statistics: comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
16 Dec 2025The labour market continues to weaken. The unemployment rate has increased to the highest rate in four years and unemployment rates for men match peak rates during the pandemic.
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Journeys from learning to working: what support is there for marginalised young people?
15 Dec 2025Billy Campbell discusses the mapping of support services available to young people from four specific groups and seeking employment. This project, commissioned by the Youth Futures Foundation, provides a clear visual representation of what support is available, and where more support is needed.
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Labour Market Evidence Programme
8 Dec 2025The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has commissioned the Institute for Employment Studies, in partnership with Learning and Work Institute, to deliver evidence reviews and practical resources on key labour market issues to help inform local policymakers.
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Supporting young people into employment: lessons from a Cumbrian employment programme
4 Dec 2025Billy Campbell reflects on the recently published evaluation of the Cumbrian Youth Alliance's Forging Futures Programme, which aims to support 16 to 24-year-olds who are not in employment, education or training into sustained employment, and identifies the key take-away lessons from this research.