Labour Market Statistics December 2020: Record job losses continue to reflect the huge increase in redundancy notices over the summer
Comment from IES Director Tony Wilson on today's labour market statistics.
Labour Market Statistics November 2020: Weak figures driven by continued fall in hiring and spare capacity – more measures needed to support jobs recovery
Comment from IES Director Tony Wilson on today's Labour Market Statistics
Jobs data: Unemployment rising faster than the Great Depression – set to top 3 million by the summer
Analysis of this morning’s jobs data by IES has found that unemployment has risen more in the last two months than it did in the first year of the Great Depression.
Labour market data: Fastest rise in unemployment since 1947, with the areas with the poorest areas worst hit
Analysis of this morning’s labour market data by IES has found that last month saw the fastest rise in claimant unemployment since the claimant count started in 1971.
New research: Job vacancies down 42% on last month, with London and Scotland faring worst
New analysis of real-time vacancy data has found that job vacancies have fallen by 42% since the lockdown began last month.
Spotting weak signals: New IES research examines the drivers of physical and mental health in safety-critical work environments
The Institute for Employment Studies (IES) is pleased to announce the launch of a new research report exploring factors that influence physical and psychological health in safety-critical industries.
Getting Back to Work: Dealing with the labour market impacts of the Covid-19 recession
The Institute for Employment Studies (IES) is pleased to announce the launch of a new research report that sets out IES’s assessment of the economic challenges that we will face from this crisis, and evidence-based proposals for our labour market response.
March jobs figures: A timely reminder that we must not lose sight of those already out of work
Tony Wilson reflects on this month's labour market statistics, that provide a timely reminder that we don't lose sight of those already out of work as economic inactivity continues to rise for those with long term health conditions.
February jobs figures: a record breaking month, driven by disabled people and full-time work
Tony Wilson looks at the latest labour market statistics - and while the picture is one of record employment and falling unemployment, more needs to be done to address those with long-term health conditions, furthest from the job market.
January jobs figures: a strong start to the year, but those with health conditions are missing out (and it’s slow progress on ‘levelling up’)
Tony Wilson reflects on the latest labour market statistics and highlights the need to support those with health conditions to enter and stay in work.