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January Labour Market Update

Maire Williams

The unemployment rate fell to 7.1 per cent in December: the largest quarterly fall seen since 1997. However, there is still a way to go before it returns to its pre-downturn peak. Unemployment...

Briefing 11 Feb 2014
September Labour Market Update

Maire Williams

The portion of workers wanting to work more hours is rising and the number of workless households at a record low.

Briefing 11 Sep 2013
June Labour Market Update

Maire Williams

Employment is still rising, and employment for people aged 65 and over has reached one million

Briefing 12 Jun 2013
May Labour Market Update

Maire Williams

This month sees the highest number of jobs advertised since Oct-Dec 08 with redundancies also down.

Briefing 15 May 2013
April Labour Market Update

Paul Swinney

After many months of good news, unemployment rises again as more people enter the labour market.

Briefing 17 Apr 2013
March Labour Market Update

Paul Swinney and Naomi Clayton

This month marks five years since the claimant count rate began to rise

Briefing 20 Mar 2013
February labour market update

Paul Swinney and Naomi Clayton

People who previously didn't look for work are increasingly entering the labour market

Briefing 26 Feb 2013
Cities and youth unemployment

Naomi Clayton

Data shows that the youth claimant rate remains high in many cities and young people continue to be stuck on benefits.

Blog Post 13 Dec 2012