institute for employment studies

public policy research

Unemployment and labour market disadvantage

One of the key themes that links together much public employment policy and IES research is the problems some groups face entering and securing a successful foothold in the labour market. The Institute has been investigating the experience of disadvantaged groups and evaluating programmes aimed at improving their position for many years for clients such as the Department of Work and Pensions, Job Centre Plus, local and regional development and regeneration agencies, local authorities, voluntary organisations and bodies promoting equality in the labour market.

This area of our work has these subthemes:

• unemployment and active labour market programmes
• families, work and well-being
• inactivity and welfare reform
• community regeneration and employment
• age and employment
• disability and employment
• migrant workers and labour mobility
• ethnicity and the labour market

Key contacts for unemployment and labour market disadvantage:

• email Nigel Meager or call
• email Becci Newton or call +44(0)1273 763 441