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  • Situations vacant: Online job adverts during the crisis and recovery

    Cockett J, Wilson T  | Jun 2021 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This briefing note sets out new analysis of online job postings, drawing on vacancy data held by Adzuna.

  • Weekly vacancy analysis: Vacancy trends in week-ending 31 May 2020

    Cockett J, Gray H, Papoutsaki D, Williams M, Wilson T | Jun 2020 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This is the eighth in a series of weekly briefings exploring changes in vacancies since the Covid-19 crisis began. The work is funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and uses vacancy data collected by Adzuna (www.adzuna.co.uk) – one of the largest online job search engines in the UK. This briefing covers vacancies up to Sunday 31 May 2020 and includes new analysis of the changes in unemployment claims per vacancy.

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    The IMS Graduate Review, 1993

    Connor H, Court G, Jagger N | Oct 1993 | Institute of Manpower Studies

    The 1993 annual Graduate Review revealed a continuing surplus and consequent unemployment of graduates. It looked at the new recruiters, new opportunities and changes in the nature of courses. Government checks on expansion of admissions faced many counter-pressures. The report contained a section on postgraduates, plus all the facts, figures and trends needed. This publication is no longer available.

  • Employers are from Mars, young people are from Venus

    Addressing the young people/jobs mismatch

    Rüdiger K | Apr 2013 | Chartered Institute for Personnel & Development (CIPD)

    This report is part of the CIPD’s Learning to Work initiative, which is an action-focused programme led by the CIPD to tackle the problem of youth unemployment. The aim of the research was to explore the mismatch between employers and young people at the recruitment stage and make recommendations for how to overcome any divides.

  • Understanding Workless People and Communities

    A Literature Review

    Ritchie H, Casebourne J, Rick J | May 2005 | Department for Work and Pensions

    This literature review firstly examines how psychosocial models are used to explain the effects that mass unemployment has on individuals. It then explores the concept of worklessness and the barriers faced by key groups of workless people. The review moves on to examine, in turn, how worklessness can be understood at the individual level, the community level, and at the level of geographical concentrations of worklessness.

  • Slides 'Jaguar Land Rover Case Study'

    Rob Gill | Jul 2015 | Jaguar Land Rover

    Rob Gill's slides from the IES HR Network event: 'Tapping into the Youth Labour Market'

  • Labour Market Statistics, December 2020

    Dec 2020 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 15 December 2020.

  • Labour Market Statistics, January 2021

    Jan 2021 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 26 January 2021.

  • Labour Market Statistics, August 2021

    Aug 2021 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 17 August 2021.

  • Labour Market Statistics, March 2023

    Mar 2023 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 14 March 2023.