May Labour Market Statistics: comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
IES analysis of this month's Labour Market Statistics.
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
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
July Labour Market Statistics: comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
The first jobs data of this Parliament lays bare the scale of the challenges facing the new Labour government.
June Labour Market Statistics: comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
The last Parliament has been truly dismal for employment, and today’s figures are the worst that we have seen since the pandemic.
December Labour Market Statistics: Comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
Today’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.
Autumn Statement and Back to Work Plan: IES explainer
In 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.