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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 Dec 2024

Job quality: a route to healthier working lives

Jonny Gifford reflects on IES’ latest research into the links between job quality and health in the UK.

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26 Nov 2024

Get Britain Working: a welcome approach to fixing the employment support system

With the White Paper just published, Becci Newton considers the new government plans to reform the employment support system and 'Get Britain Working'.

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