Employment
25 February 2025
The benefit trap
This report looks at how the benefit system is trapping 3.5 million people on sickness benefits and how doubling the help available could help an extra 500,000 people into work over ten years.
18 February 2025
Labour Market Briefing: February 2025
Our analysis of the latest labour market statistics from ONS, released on 18 February 2025.
18 February 2025
Labour market stats response, February 2025
L&W's chief executive Stephen Evans and chief economist Dr Helen Gray respond to the latest labour market data from ONS.
23 January 2025
Achieving the Government’s new employment rate target will require a fully inclusive employment system
Reflecting L&W's recent research for Health Equals, Research Manager Hazel Klenk calls for an employment system underpinned by the principles of fairness and full inclusion, rather than one that is fundamentally ableist.
21 January 2025
Labour Market Briefing: January 2025
Our analysis of the latest labour market statistics from ONS, released on 21 January 2025.
21 January 2025
Labour market stats response, January 2025
L&W's chief executive Stephen Evans and chief economist Dr Helen Gray respond to the latest labour market data from ONS.
17 December 2024
Labour Market Briefing: December 2024
Our analysis of the latest labour market statistics from ONS, released on 17 December 2024.
17 December 2024
Labour market stats response, December 2024
L&W's chief executive Stephen Evans and chief economist Dr Helen Gray respond to the latest labour market data from ONS.
26 November 2024
Responding to the Government’s Get Britain Working White Paper, 26 November 2024
L&W's chief executive Stephen Evans and director of policy and research Naomi Clayton respond to the Government's Get Britain Working White Paper published on 26 November 2024.
26 November 2024
Healthier working lives
Commissioned by Health Equals, this paper is aimed at local governments to help them consider the actions they can take to improve the working health of their residents.
