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Labour Market Statistics, January 2026
Analysis of the January 2026 Labour Market Statistics by IES Chief Executive, Naomi Clayton.
April Labour Market Statistics: comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
IES analysis of this month's Labour Market Statistics.
March Labour Market Statistics: comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
IES analysis of this month's Labour Market Statistics.
February Labour Market Statistics: comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
IES analysis of this month's Labour Market Statistics
The Institute for Employment Studies appoints new Chief Executive Officer
The Institute for Employment Studies is delighted to announce the appointment of Naomi Clayton as its new Chief Executive Officer.
December Labour Market Statistics: comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
IES analysis of this month's Labour Market Statistics, published December 17th 2024.
November Labour Market Statistics: comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
IES analysis of this month's Labour Market Statistics
October Labour Market Statistics: comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
The figures out this month, as with those of the past couple of months, show improvement on the very weak data that we saw earlier in the year, with employment rising to 75% from 74.8%, unemployment down to 4.0% from 4.1% and economic inactivity at 21.8% from 21.9% previously.
“An employment service fit for the future, not stuck in the past”
This week, we launched the final report of our Commission on the Future of Employment Support in partnership with abrdn Financial Fairness Trust.
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.
August Labour Market Statistics: comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
Today’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.