Economy
The TUC publishes regular expert analysis of the UK economy and our place in the world. Here are links to our most recent economics briefings and reports. You can find older material by using the search facilities. There are separate areas of the site where we feature our research on employment and the labour market and our work on partnership and the stakeholder economy.
The most recent documents available on this subject are:
TUC response to Building Britain's Future
Responding to the Building Britain's Future document, published today (Monday) by the Prime Minister, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
“There is much to welcome in this document. Keeping people in jobs and getting the unemployed back to work must be the number one priority
29 June 2009
Lessons from the last two recessions – TUC Seminar - 30th June
Paul Gregg has kindly agreed to speak at a special seminar we are holding to consider the policy lessons of the recessions of the 1980s and 1990s.
23 June 2009
More like the 1980s recession than the 1990s, says TUC
This recession is more like the deep 1980s recession than the more shallow 1990s downturn with unemployment rates rising much faster than in the 1990s, a reopening of the regional divide in unemployment and a steeper fall in output than the 1990s, says the TUC today (Tuesday).
23 June 2009
Recession Report June 2009 - Comparison of previous recessions
Monthly analysis from the TUC of the changing economic conditions. This month's edition has a special focus on comparing this recession to those of the 80s and 90s.
PDF version available for download
23 June 2009
Employers must plan ahead for hotter summers
Commenting on the Government's UK Climate Projections data published today (Thursday), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
18 June 2009
TUC urges Government to get banks lending again
Commenting on figures published today (Thursday) by the Council of Mortgage Lenders on the value of mortgages taken out in May, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
18 June 2009
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