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  • Labour Market Statistics, January 2024

    Jan 2024 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 16 January 2024.

  • Labour Market Statistics, June 2024

    Jun 2024 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 11 June 2024.

  • Labour Market Statistics, June 2023

    Jun 2023 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 13 June 2023.

  • Labour Market Statistics, February 2024

    Feb 2024 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 13 February 2024.

  • Experiences of homeless young people in precarious employment

    Research for Centrepoint

    Buzzeo J, Byford M, Martin A, Newton B | Oct 2019 | Institute for Employment Studies

    New IES research highlights a benefit system failing to support homeless young people in precarious employment.

  • Weekly vacancy analysis: Vacancy trends in week-ending 10 May 2020

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

    This is the fifth in a series of weekly briefings exploring changes in vacancies since the Covid-19 crisis began. This week's briefing includes analysis to Lower Tier Local Authority level and recommendations for government actions around employment support.

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    Getting Unemployed Adults into Jobs: Does Jobsearch Training add Value to ‘Training for Work’?

    Atkinson J | Aug 1994 | Institute for Employment Studies

    Training for Work was the main public programme in the UK to help long-term unemployed adults to find jobs. One of the ways in which it sought to achieve this was through improving the jobseeking skills of its participants. This report considered how effective Training for Work was in practice. This publication is no longer available.

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    The IES Annual Graduate Review, 1997-1998

    The Fragmenting Graduate Market

    Pearson R, Perryman S, Connor H, Jagger N, La Valle I | Oct 1997 | Institute for Employment Studies

    The IES Annual Graduate Review included key facts, figures and commentary on the main changes influencing the HE experience, the changing characteristics of the student population, and graduates’ experiences in a more diverse labour market. In 1997-1998 special attention was given to the implications of the Dearing Inquiry for graduate employment and graduate recruiters. This publication is no longer available.

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    IES Labour Market Overview 2006

    Bates P | Nov 2006 | Institute for Employment Studies

    The IES Labour Market Overview 2006 provides information on the trends within the UK labour market in 2006. It includes key facts, figures and commentary on the main changes in the supply and demand for labour in the UK.

  • Evaluation of the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers (AGE 16 to 24) programme

    Dec 2013 | Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

    The evaluation of the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers was carried out in partnership by BMG Research and IES, with IES leading on provider research and the return-on-investment assessment and BMG leading consultations with national stakeholders and employers. This report describes the findings of research, which involved talking with participating employers, government agencies and training organisations involved in the administration of the grant. All aspects of the policy are covered, from the way it was run, whether the grant amount was set at the right level, to satisfaction with the learning and training.