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The TUC publishes regular expert analysis of the UK economy & 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.

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The most recent documents available on this subject are:

Unemployment higher today than when coalition took office, says TUC

Responding to the latest unemployment figures published today (Wednesday) by the Office for National Statistics, TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady said:

15 May 2013
New pensions consensus needs further changes to deliver adequate retirement incomes, says TUC

The Pensions Commission has given the UK the opportunity to build a new progressive pensions consensus, but contribution levels need to increase and structures need to work more in the interest of consumers so that they receive adequate retirement ou...

15 May 2013
Third Time Lucky: Building a Progressive Pensions Consensus

Touchstone Extra pamphlet on pensions policy. Written by Nigel Stanley and Craig Berry.

15 May 2013
Household incomes in the UK are falling behind their European neighbours

Commenting on figures published today (Tuesday) by the Office for National Statistics which show that the average household incomes in the UK have fallen from 5th to 12th among advanced economies between 2005 and 2011, TUC General Secretary Frances O...

14 May 2013
UK has a shortfall of 395,000 jobs for young adults, says TUC

People aged 18-24 are far less likely to be in work today than before the recession and 395,000 more jobs are needed before youth unemployment rates return to their 2008 level, according to a TUC analysis published today (Tuesday).

14 May 2013
£30bn infrastructure spend could boost growth and reduce long-term debt levels

Investing £30bn in infrastructure projects over the next two years would both boost growth in the short term and increase the UK's potential economic output over the longer term, according to new research published today (Monday) by the TUC and NIESR...

13 May 2013



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