Unemployment and the pandemic – an emerging picture
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Where has seen the biggest increase in unemployment since lockdown began?
Unemployment claimant counts are up everywhere in the country, with cities and large towns with weaker economies in the North and Midlands most affected.
City Talks
City Talks: Coronavirus and UK unemployment with Tony WilsonTony Wilson, Director at the Institute for Employment Studies, joins Andrew Carter to discuss the state of the labour market, the government response to the immediate crisis, and how to move to the next phase of the recovery.
Where are the workers that can work outside the home?
Sunday’s announcement from the Prime Minister encouraging workers who cannot work from home to go back to work will be felt most in the North and Midlands.
Household debt and problem debt in British cities
Latest research finds that people in large cities and towns in Northern England and Wales have the most household debt and will be hit hardest in the economic downturn.
Where are the missing workers?
While unemployment rates are at a record low, many people remain excluded from the labour market. New research tries to count them across UK cities.
City Talks
City Talks: David Blanchflower on where all the good jobs have goneCurrent low unemployment figures are taken as proof that the labour market is doing well, however, in this episode of City Talks, Professor Blanchflower points out that many workers are in fact under-employed or have given up trying to find a well-paid job
The myth of the dormitory town
Places assumed to have weak local economies, hollowed-out by a workforce commuting elsewhere, may instead be thriving
Can cities outsmart the robots?
As robots take over the world of work, this report investigates the types of skills that humans will increasingly need to succeed in the future.
City Talks
City Talks: Amy Goldstein on the story of Janesville and its response to economic shockIn this episode of City Talks, Andrew Carter is joined by Amy Goldstein, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist at The Washington Post and author of the widely-acclaimed book Janesville: An...