Labour Market
Work no longer enough to prevent poverty
In-work poverty is now a bigger challenge than out-of-work poverty, new research finds today. 58% of children living in relative poverty have at least one parent in work.
What kind of jobs recovery is going on?
There is some good news in today’s labour market statistics. There were 2,448,000 people unemployed in the three months from July to September, down 9,000 on the figures for April to June. The number of people in employment was up 167,000 from April-June, reaching 29,189,000.
Labour market weakness continues – while help for long-term unemployed is cut
Today's labour market statistics show that there should be real government concern about the direction that our labour market is taking, reports Nicols Smith.
Number of working people living in poverty rises
The number of families living in poverty has grown by 200,000 in the past year. There are more children in poverty whose parents work than those who do not - highlighting that it is not just unemployment that causes poverty. New analysis reveals that in 2008/2009, there were 3.4 million families classed as "working poor".
The DWP’s mysterious figures on workless households
The DWP have recently briefed journalists on the number of households in the UK where nobody has ever been in paid employment - but where have the figures come from?
Part-time jobs are no substitute for full-time employment
As a result of the Coalition's policies, unemployment will remain at a very high level and around 1 million people who want to work full-time will remain stuck in part-time jobs.