Labour market

Jobs in London and Southern England are expected to grow at a faster rate than the rest of the UK between now and 2027.

Rolls-Royce Submarines is to create more than 200 jobs at new offices in Cardiff and Glasgow.

Manufacturing giant Tata Group has confirmed it will invest £4bn in an electric vehicle battery plant in Somerset, creating around 4,000 jobs.

According to the latest monthly jobs market data from Adzuna, vacancies fell below 900,000 in January for the first time since April 2021.

The number of young people not in work, education or training at the end of 2023 increased, ONS reveals.

There were more than 870,000 new job postings in January 2024, and 1.8 million active job postings in the UK – a 4.2% increase from December 2023.

The Flexible After Fifty report from a roundtable that includes the CIPD and the British Chamber of Commerce, calls for older people to be more active in the workforce, with flexibility the key.

Pay growth barely continued to outpace inflation at the end of 2023, February 2024 labour market figures have shown.

One in five HR professionals expect significant problems with filling vacancies in early 2024, the CIPD finds.

New CBI president Rupert Soames says the Labour party's proposals for workers' rights should be watered down.

Employer market power has been affected by the rise of hybrid working and the gig economy. A new report details how the labour market is responding.

Hiring into permanent positions fell sharply at the start of 2024, according to the latest Report on Jobs.

Government criticised for appearing to omit employment from its disability action plan, despite push for disabled people to find work.

The proportion of the working-age population who are economically inactive is higher than previously suggested, the ONS has revealed.

The governor of the Bank of England argues that employers must embrace the positives of AI.