Labour Market

The TUC conducts regular analysis of the UK labour market. Here you will find our latest research. You can find older material using the search facilities.

For regular analysis of labour market trends, see our Economic Reports series of monthly papers.

TUC Senior Policy Officer Richard Exell has recorded a series of short monthly video briefings on labour market trends, which you can view at the TUC's Vimeo channel.

The TUC Economic Dashboard widget (right) tracks labour market and economic figures by month. To see a full version of the dashboard, or to get a widget for your own website, visit the TUC's Touchstone blog.


The most recent documents available on this subject are:

Labour Market Report number 22 - January 2012

This month's report looks at the latest labour market figures, including a comparison of trends for different demographics, including atypical workers.

PDF version available for download
20 January 2012
Northern TUC comment on latest unemployment figures

Kevin Rowan, Regional Secretary of the Northern TUC said: "It is soul-destroying to see the continued rise of people out of work in our region, month on month and quarter on quarter. The North East is easily retaining the unfortunate mantle of the ...

18 January 2012
Unemployment rising by 1,300 a day

Responding to the latest unemployment figures published today (Wednesday), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

18 January 2012
Public sector job losses to add to gloomy employment outlook

With the first unemployment figures of 2012 due out this week, the TUC is warning today (Tuesday) that additional job cuts in local government, education, the NHS and the civil service - announced in November's autumn statement - will have a devastat...

17 January 2012
Nearly 300,000 people set to spend their second successive Christmas on the dole

The number of dole claimants who have been out of work for at least a year has increased by 35,000 since last year, with over a quarter of a million people set to spend their second successive Christmas on the dole, according to a new TUC analysis of...

21 December 2011
Ten Points on Regulation

Ten points on labour market (and other) regulations for union activists

PDF version available for download
19 December 2011



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