The UK economic inactivity rate for people aged 16 to 64 years was estimated at 21.4% in December 2024 to February 2025. This ...

Do we really know what skills our workforce needs to support the green energy transition, and HR’s role in helping them get ...

Access to the right skills ... impact on recruitment and retention amid a persistently tight labour market. Learn how other businesses are changing their practice and innovating to reduce the impact ...

This project started in 2022 as an examination of the workforce involved in the chemical sciences throughout the UK. Since then, we have used quantitative and qualitative data to identify what our ...

These figures highlight the complexities of the current labour market. While overall hiring activity has slowed, some sectors continue to expand, and certain skills ... UK market trends. The ...

A quarter of British 18-24 year olds have considered leaving the workforce in the last year in a sign of the increasing impact of economic inactivity spreading across the UK. Among all UK workers ...

Britain's labour market showed signs of weakening in data published today that suggested a hit to hiring in the run-up to this month's increase in ... for the economic impact of US President ...

UK employers scaled back hiring to the lowest ... reducing the size of the workforce. The likely impact on job opportunities and business growth is worrying. ‘Firms are facing higher bills ...