Labour market

Workers over 65 have added almost 1 million employees to the UK labour market since 2000, according to the Centre for Ageing Better.

New UK graduates are facing a tough jobs market, with annual graduate roles down -32.13% in September 2023.

The government lacks the drive to enforce its latest Labour Market Enforcement Strategy, employment status experts have said.

More UK professionals are now working exclusively in the office compared to those working hybrid, according to a Hays survey.

Unemployment and economic inactivity has increased, according to new 'experimental' figures from the ONS.

The lack of tradespeople could cost the economy about £98bn of economic growth by 2030.

One of the keys to the UK solving its productivity puzzle will be the chancellor delivering policies to counter the rise in people being economically inactive because of sickness.

Latest figures on apprenticeship starts show decline in uptake among young people.

Skills for Care says the adult social care sector needs a workforce strategy to tackle recruitment and retention needs.

More than three-quarters of UK businesses think access to skills is harming labour market competitiveness, according to the CBI and Pertemps.

The total number of job vacancies fell for the first time since February 2021 in September, according to the Report on Jobs.

The UK’s jobs market in September 2023 showed signs of normalising following the Covid upheaval of 2020-2022.

The UK workforce is suffering from a significant level of brain drain with many companies at risk of losing their top talent, according to new research.

Recruitment drives by the UK Border Force has led to prisons near ports and airports finding it difficult to retain staff, a Prison Service has reported.

The UK should adopt a three-day working week for the over 50s, former pensions minister Baroness Altmann has said.