Labour market

Skills England publishes first report, ‘setting the scene’ for its role as ‘the driving force’ behind the much-needed upskilling of the economy.

The UK’s labour force is diminishing at its fastest rate since the late 1980s, the Commission on the Future of Employment Support reveals.

CPI inflation stood at 2.2% in the year to August 2024, unchanged from July, but RPI fell 0.1 percentage points.

The UK is falling behind other major Western countries when it comes to attracting highly skilled foreign workers, according to new data from Indeed.

The rate of UK unemployment has dropped to 4.1% this quarter, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed.

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has launched a ‘Voice of the Worker’ campaign to ‘champion and protect’ the UK’s...

The number of active job postings in July 2024 increased by 2.4% from the previous month, new data has shown.

The CPI, CPIH and RPI measures of inflation all increase in the 12 months to July 2024, to above the Bank of England target.

Unemployment has fallen unexpectedly while wage growth continues to slow, new figures from the Office for National Statistics have revealed.

Two-fifths of working parents see school holiday childcare costs increase by almost £1,700 per month compared to term-time.

Wage growth of permanent and part-time staff slowed in July and demand for workers steadied with the number of vacancies declining, new figures show.

Difference between low and high-employment local authorities shrinks by 3 percentage points over the 2010s, says Resolution Foundation.

Hiring intentions in London are outpacing the rest of the UK, but the REC believes it could be encouraging news for the whole economy.

2025 national living wage rates should rise in line with median earnings and NMW rate for 18-20 year olds should close gap 'year by year'.

UK job vacancies fell to their lowest level in June since March 2021, according to data from Adzuna.