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Helen Gray

Chief Economist

Helen joined L&W as Chief Economist in July 2022. Over the past 20 years she has worked on a diverse range of projects in the field of employment and skills, applying experimental and quasi-experimental evaluation techniques to estimate the causal impact of policy changes. Helen has worked with a wide variety of administrative and survey datasets and has particular expertise in the use of linked government administrative data, spanning education, skills, benefits receipt, employment and offending. Prior to joining L&W Helen was Principal Research Economist at the Institute for Employment Studies for five years, having previously worked at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, the Policy Studies Institute, the Centre for Economic Performance and the University of Surrey.

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20 January 2026

Labour Market Briefing: January 2026

Our analysis of the ONS labour market statistics, released on the morning of 20 January 2026.

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16 December 2025

Labour Market Briefing: December 2025

Our analysis of the ONS labour market statistics, released on the morning of 16 December 2025.

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11 November 2025

Labour market stats response, November 2025

L&W’s chief economist Dr Helen Gray responds to the latest labour market data from ONS.

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11 November 2025

Labour Market Briefing: November 2025

Our analysis of the latest labour market statistics from ONS, released on 11 November 2025.

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14 October 2025

Labour Market Briefing: October 2025

Our analysis of the latest labour market statistics from ONS, released on 14 October 2025.

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14 October 2025

Labour market stats response, October 2025

L&W’s chief executive Stephen Evans and chief economist Dr Helen Gray respond to the latest labour market data from ONS.

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16 September 2025

Labour Market Briefing: September 2025

Our analysis of the latest labour market statistics from ONS, released on 16 September 2025.

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16 September 2025

Labour market stats response, September 2025

L&W’s chief economist Dr Helen Gray responds to the latest labour market data from ONS.

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12 August 2025

Labour Market Briefing: August 2025

Our analysis of the latest labour market statistics from ONS, released on 12 August 2025.

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