Reports & briefings
27 May 2025
Transforming opportunity
We are pleased to share our vision for an ambitious Youth Guarantee so that fewer than 10% of young people are NEET, and no young person who is able to engage with work or training is NEET for more than a year.
13 May 2025
Labour Market Briefing: May 2025
Our analysis of the latest labour market statistics from ONS, released on 13 May 2025.
1 May 2025
Learning the lessons
‘Learning the lessons’ is the third report produced as part of our Ambition Skills programme of work. It looks at the history of adult learning and skills, going back to the late 19th century, and lessons that can be learned.
17 April 2025
Estimating the impacts of extra employment support for disabled people
In light of the Government's recent Pathways to Work Green Paper, this briefing note explores what impact the Government's proposed increase in employment support could have for disabled people.
15 April 2025
Labour Market Briefing: April 2025
Our analysis of the latest labour market statistics from ONS, released on 4 April 2025.
4 April 2025
Young people who are not in education, employment, or training – what does the data tell us?
This briefing provides an overview of the scale of how many NEET young people there are in the UK, what the characteristics of NEET young people are, and the differences in opportunity between different areas of England.
4 April 2025
Youth Opportunity Index 2025
Our Youth Opportunity Index 2025 gives a detailed portrait of the opportunities and challenges for every young person broken down by local education authority. It has revealed the intra-regional differences in England as well as regional ones.
20 March 2025
Labour Market Briefing: March 2025
Our analysis of the latest labour market statistics from ONS, released on 20 March 2025.
10 March 2025
Supporting workers’ health and access to better work
A new report from Learning and Work Institute for the Commission for Healthier Working Lives sets out what we know about what works to support disabled people and people with long-term health conditions.
10 March 2025
An exploration of local variations in health and job outcomes across the UK
The number of people economically inactive due to ill health has risen across all UK nations and regions. But a closer look at variations in health and job outcomes across the country reveals persistent inequalities between local areas.
