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Today’s ONS data show a labour market continuing to cool, but there are signs of calming after a jobs crunch in the first part of 2025. Here is our thread (fom me and @charliemccurdy.bsky.social) Standout stat if you can't make it to the end: real wages haven't grown since October

We're hiring for *three* roles in the RF research team, at a range of levels from entry to experienced. Deadline for all three is 19th September. More details in the link below 👇

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📣 New research published today! 📣 Our analysis reveals that multiple indicators suggest greater slack in the labour market than pre-pandemic and last year. Read in full here 👉 buff.ly/a9SnWhw

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Today’s labour market statistics show that the jobs market is continuing to loosen, with jobs, vacancies and pay growth all weakening. Our @resfoundation.bsky.social take, from myself and @hannahslaughter.bsky.social, is below...

How can we support employers to hire and retain disabled staff? @benbgeiger.bsky.social and I explore this question, and set out four concrete policy proposals, in a new @resfoundation.bsky.social report out today: www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...

ICYMI - new report out yesterday by me and Imogen Stone on how disabilities and caring affect low-to-middle income families, drawing on quant analysis and focus groups with disabled people and carers. Thread on key findings below 🧵 www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...

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New report today asks: where next for the Govts. employment reforms? One of biggest elements of the bill is hours insecurity - something that could help millions of workers - but key details are missing. Here are our thoughts and suggestions www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...

Thanks to those who came along this morning, if you didn't I think worth your time to watch (vid is on the event page below). The panel was three people who really know the history and the detail, and what it takes to make a success of big reforms. Here are some points from the report

The Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill has been released. Here's a short thread highlighting a few things we learned: (1) 200,000 people who are in the 'Severe Conditions Criteria group' will be protected from the changes to UC-H.

This morning’s labour market stats mark another month of a weakening jobs market and slowing pay growth. Thread and charts from me and @nyecominetti.bsky.social...

Today’s labour market statistics show employment continuing to weaken and tentative signs that this is feeding into slowing pay growth, though this is more uncertain. Here is our thread with the key charts, from me and @hannahslaughter.bsky.social

🚨We have today published our alternative employment rate estimates (developed by @adamcorlett.bsky.social). You can download the data. We provide a methodology as well as an FAQ - genuinely keen to hear any feedback. We plan to update this every month. www.resolutionfoundation.org/our-work/est...

The big-picture outlook for living standards remains grim after the Chancellor’s Spring Statement. It’s particularly dismal for the poorer half of Britain, who are set to become £500 a year poorer over the Parliament. Here’s what you need to know 🧵 ⤵️ buff.ly/5CHyJII

Today’s labour market stats show jobs treading water and pay growth starting to slow down - the labour market now looks to be reflecting the state of the wider economy. Here is our thread (from me and @hannahslaughter.bsky.social ) with all the charts. www.ons.gov.uk/employmentan...

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The Health and Disability Green paper will deliver tiny income gains at the cost of major losses for those with health problems or a disability. Restricting PIP qualification to save £5bn would mean between 800,000 & 1.2 million people losing support of between £4,200 & £6,300 per year by 2029-30.

New 2022-23 self-employment tax data today means an update of our admin-based labour market estimates. It could have helped close the gap between the LFS and other sources, but instead the gap has grown and our employment rate estimate has been revised up. Two very different stories post-pandemic.

Low-paid workers are most likely to gain from new provisions in the Employment Rights Bill. Even with these reforms in place, the UK’s labour market is likely to remain less heavily regulated than most other rich countries. Get the RF response here ⤵️ buff.ly/pjHJryr

🚨 New analysis published today! 🚨 One-in-seven workers experience ‘major earnings instability’ – with pay cheques fluctuating by over a quarter multiple times a year. Read the latest from @nyecominetti.bsky.social‬, @mikebrewerecon.bsky.social and Stephen P. Jenkins here ⤵️

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Today’s labour market stats show: 💪 strong pay growth 😬 weakening employment @nyecominetti.bsky.social explains what you need to know ⤵️

Today’s labour market stats show two contrasting trends: the strongest year for pay growth in two decades, but a weakening picture on employment. Our @resfoundation.bsky.social thread (from me and @louisemurphy.bsky.social) …

New Unison survey finds that quarter of migrant care staff were paid less than the minimum wage + over 50% were not paid for time spent travelling between visits. Visa system for care workers creates power imbalance and leaves very little room for recourse for workers. www.ft.com/content/703f...

Oof ! 😀 www.ft.com/content/c3ef... Our most recent RTI-based employment rate estimate is here if you're curious. bsky.app/profile/nyec...

This morning’s labour market data show the jobs market continuing to cool at the end of 2024, but this isn’t yet feeding through into pay growth, which remains surprisingly strong. Here is our summary thread (from me and @louisemurphy.bsky.social )

Important comments from Margaret Beels today (www.ft.com/content/4810...). The UK's haze around employment status is a big issue for employment rights and fiscal policy. As RF have said (www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...) cracking on with better enforcement crucial too.

Good thread, and reflects a theme from our recent @resfoundation.bsky.social report. Yes, WFH allows those with caring responsibilities (largely women) to balance work and life commitments - but i dont think we talk enough about the trade-offs involved...

This morning’s labour market stats show that employment is continuing to cool, but workers’ pay packets have been resilient. Our @resfoundation.bsky.social thread below (with @nyecominetti.bsky.social):

New @resfoundation.bsky.social blog from me and @tom-clark.bsky.social reflecting on the planned Fair Work Agency (FWA) to enforce employment rights: www.resolutionfoundation.org/comment/enfo...

🚨 New Research🚨 In the sixth Intergenerational Audit for the UK, part of the @ConnectingGens research programme, @mollybroome.bsky.social , @sophiehale.bsky.social and @hannahslaughter.bsky.social evaluate the economic importance of intergenerational exchanges. ➡️ https://buff.ly/4hYPPb9

Just how wrong might the Labour Force Survey have been about employment, unemployment and inactivity rates? My new paper estimates these rates independently of the LFS and gives quite different results... www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications... 🧵

This morning’s labour market statistics show a continuation of the recent trend of a slowdown, in both jobs and pay growth. Here's our thread with key take-aways (with @nyecominetti.bsky.social) www.ons.gov.uk/employmentan...

First impressions of (very dense) Employment Rights Bill: - general point: more in here than expected - provisions on ZHCs/guaranteed hours look substantive - significant detail on right to reasonable notice of shift cancellation (& compensation) - fire & rehire provisions look substantive

New DfE apprenticeship stats out today covering the 2023/24 academic year show that apprenticeship starts continue to be dominated by older learners. Apprentices aged 25+ accounted for half (49%) of all starts, with the majority taking higher-level apprenticeships (Level 4 and above). (1/3)

The new Government has announced plans to replace the Apprenticeship Levy with a new “flexible” Growth and Skills Levy. What’s the background to this, and what impact might it have? New @resfoundation.bsky.social report out today: www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...

Today’s labour market statistics are important not just in describing trends in employment and pay – but also because they give us an indication of how much the State Pension is set to increase by in April. Here's our @resfoundation.bsky.social thread (from me and @hannahslaughter.bsky.social)