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August Labour Market Statistics: comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
13 Aug 2024Today’s labour market data (covering the period April to June, so immediately pre-election) sees a slight improvement on the very poor figures over recent months.
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July Labour Market Statistics: comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
18 Jul 2024The first jobs data of this Parliament lays bare the scale of the challenges facing the new Labour government.
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Remembering Stephen Bevan
20 Jun 2024We are deeply sorry to announce that our dear friend and colleague, Stephen Bevan, passed away last night. Steve has been such an important part of so many of our lives over the years – through his work, as a mentor and as a friend – and we will miss him hugely.
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June Labour Market Statistics: comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
11 Jun 2024The last Parliament has been truly dismal for employment, and today’s figures are the worst that we have seen since the pandemic.
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May Labour Market Statistics: comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
14 May 2024Today’s jobs data is very disappointing again. The UK remains pretty much the only country in the developed world where employment is stuck below pre-pandemic rates.
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April Labour Market Statistics: comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
16 Apr 2024Today’s jobs figures are surprisingly poor, with a steep fall in employment and a sharp rise in those out of work, including an unexpected rise in unemployment.
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March Labour Market Statistics: comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
12 Mar 2024Today’s jobs figures show that the labour market remains pretty subdued. The employment rate is broadly flat but still about one percentage point below where it was before the pandemic, even though unemployment has fallen back to where it was.
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February Labour Market Statistics: comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
13 Feb 2024Today sees the first full publication of revised jobs data following revisions made to how Labour Force Survey responses are weighted.
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December Labour Market Statistics: Comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
12 Dec 2023Today’s figures suggest that the labour market is continuing to cool but isn’t crashing. Employment remains steady, unemployment is flat and there are still nearly a million vacancies in the economy.
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Autumn Statement and Back to Work Plan: IES explainer
22 Nov 2023In summary, our view is that there is a lot to welcome in the new plan, with around £2.6 billion of investment in employment and related support over the next five years, particularly focused on supporting the long-term unemployed and people with significant health conditions.