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November 2024

Labour Market Statistics, November 2024

The figures out today send a mixed message about the state of the UK labour market. The positives centre on the improvement in the economic inactivity rate, less good news is the rising unemployment rate to 4.3% and the employment rate falling back to 74.8%.

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2 Oct 2024

Tony Wilson, Institute Director at IES, to join Department for Work and Pensions in October

Tony Wilson will be stepping down as the Director of the Institute for Employment Studies in October, in order to take up a new post at the Department for Work and Pensions as an Expert Adviser.

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18 Sep 2024

The Commission on the Future of Employment Support

With the final report just launched, IES details The Commission on the Future of Employment Support to develop evidence-led proposals for reform of our system of employment support and services, so that it can better meet the needs of individuals, employers and our economy.

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