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LATEST PRESS RELEASES

 

16/05/2012

Job figures show return of business confidence but underemployment continues to rise

Commenting on today’s labour market statistics, Ian Brinkley said 'These are surprising but very welcome figures. Claims that further deregulation of the labour market is needed to stimulate job generation look to be unjustified.'

25/04/2012

Short-term recession should not distract from long-term economic challenges

Commenting on today’s GDP figures, Andrew Sissons, said:

“The UK has fallen back into a technical recession, but the underlying state of the economy has not changed significantly."

18/04/2012

Fall in unemployment masking risk of ‘part-time recovery’

The slight drop in unemployment is an encouraging sign after many months of turmoil in the labour market.

21/03/2012

Budget of wasted opportunity

This was the Budget that could have done much more to set out a growth strategy.

14/03/2012

Drop in full-time work suggests business confidence still low

There are very few signs of the job market picking up in the new year, despite hopes that the economy has turned a corner.

15/02/2012

Mixed employment figures raise pressure on Budget to bolster business confidence

Commenting on today’s labour market statistics, Charles Levy, senior economist at The Work Foundation, said:

25/01/2012

Manufacturing decline worrying but too early to call a double-dip recession

Commenting on today’s GDP figures, Andrew Sissons, Researcher at The Work Foundation, said:
'This fall in GDP is disappointing, and it shows that the global economic slowdown is starting to bite in the UK.'

18/01/2012

Jobs market remains grim but some early signs of stability

Commenting on today’s labour market statistics, Charles Levy, senior economist at The Work Foundation, said: “Today’s labour market statistics offer some tentative signs that the economy was stabilising at the end of last year. In the three months to November, employment actually increased by 18,000. This comes after very high job losses over the summer.

10/01/2012

Failure to fully tap into workforce skills is holding back UK productivity

In the wake of the Chancellor’s plans to make the skills system more responsive to employers, a report published tomorrow (January 10) by The Work Foundation argues that skills shortages are only part of the problem.

14/12/2011

Unemployment higher than at any point during recession as private sector recovery stalls

The labour market is on a dangerous trajectory, as today’s numbers confirm that our private sector recovery has stalled.

07/12/2011

Centrally-led growth policy holding back cities outside London

Cities outside of London and the South East are at risk of being left behind by the economic recovery unless the government adopts a less centralised growth and innovation policy.

29/11/2011

Unemployment likely to be higher and last for longer than Autumn Statement assumes

Responding to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement today, Ian Brinkley, director of The Work Foundation, said: “The Chancellor has signalled some of the right long-term priorities – investment in infrastructure, support for enterprise and more help for young people.

24/11/2011

Market confidence in deficit reduction strategy could collapse without credible plan for growth

Market confidence in the recovery and deficit reduction plan could collapse unless the government comes up with a credible strategy for reviving the UK economy.

16/11/2011

Drop in employment takes job market back to worst days of recession

“These are dreadful figures. The overall fall in employment of nearly 200,000 in a single quarter takes us back to the worst days of the recession. Employee jobs have fallen by over 300,000, offset by a rise of around 100,000 in self-employment.

04/11/2011

Report reveals blackspots for young people not in education, employment or training across Great Britain

A report published tomorrow (4 November) by The Work Foundation and Private Equity Foundation has uncovered ten blackspots for youth disengagement - cities where between one in five and one in four young people are not in education, employment or training (NEET).

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