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  • Labour Market Statistics, September 2024

    Sep 2024 | Institute for Employment Studies

    Today’s figures are a mixed bag and a confusing picture. Increased volatility in the main Labour Force Survey, combined with divergent trends between the LFS and other measures out today mean it is even harder than usual to draw conclusions on what is going on in the labour market.

  • Shared employer engagement models

    What works

    Mansour J, Allen A, Cetera R, Subosa M, Hammond L | May 2022 | Institute for Employment Studies / ReAct

    The ReAct Partnership is a new, industry-led, active collaboration to support a continuous improvement community in the Restart programme through action research, shared and iterative learning, and the development of applied, evidence-based resources.

  • Supporting disadvantaged young people into meaningful work

    An initial evidence review to identify what works and inform good practice among practitioners and employers

    Newton B, Sinclair A, Tyers C, Wilson T | Apr 2020 | Institute for Employment Studies

    What works when it comes to getting young people from disadvantaged backgrounds into employment? The Youth Futures Foundation has commissioned IES research to help inform practice and policy making at this crucial time for young people.

  • Labour Market Statistics, July 2022

    Jul 2022 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 19 July 2022.

  • Moving out to move on

    Understanding the link between migration, disadvantage and social mobility

    Papoutsaki D, Buzzeo J, Gray H, Williams M, Cockett J, Akehurst G, Alexander K, Newton B, Pollard E | Jul 2020 | Institute for Employment Studies / Social Mobility Commission

    This project uses mixed methods to investigate the link between internal migration and social mobility. More specifically, it looks at who leaves deprived areas and how that varies across Great Britain.

  • Impact of the student finance system on participation, experience and outcomes of disadvantaged young people

    Impact of the student finance system on participation, experience and outcomes of disadvantaged young people

    Literature review

    Pollard E, Huxley C, Martin A, Takala H, Byford M  | May 2019 | Department for Education

    This report describes the findings from the Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) literature review undertaken for the Department for Education (DfE). The report also sets out the aims of the literature review, the search and sift processes adopted, maps the literature identified, and provides an assessment of the adequacy and coverage of the research evidence.

  • The impacts of the coronavirus crisis on the labour market

    Analysis of quarterly Labour Force Survey data

    Williams M, Cockett J, Boustati A, Ebanks-Silvera D, Wilson T | Dec 2020 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This paper sets out analysis of the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, using quarterly and longitudinal Labour Force Survey data covering the period from July to September 2020.