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December’s economic update
Tony Dolphin is the chief economist at the IPPR and a regular contributor to The Guardian and New Statesman. During the autumn statement last month, George […]
The labour market in 2013 – what’s in store?
Richard Exell looks at what the labour market has in store for 2013.
Making work pay: Balls announces compulsory jobs guarantee for long-term unemployed
Ed Balls today set out plans for a compulsory jobs guarantee for the long-term unemployed - ensuring there is a job for every adult who is long-term unemployed.
Happy New Year! And here’s the coalition outlook for 2013: grim with no plan for growth
IPPR's Tony Dolphin offers his outlook for 2013 and damns the lack of vision on the part of the coalition's economic plan for the year ahead.
Today’s jobs stats are good, but there’s still a great deal of ground to make up
Richard Exell analyses the latest labour market statistics.
Chart: Employment may be up, but police, NHS and education jobs are being slashed
This morning's headline stats are encouraging, with employment up and unemployment down; however, the disappearance of key public sector workers continues...