Labour Market Briefing: March 2026

Our analysis of the ONS labour market statistics, released on the morning of 19 March 2026.

Labour market stats response, March 2026

L&W's chief executive Stephen Evans responds to the latest labour market data from ONS.

Essential Skills Summit 2026

Join us on 21 May, to discuss why essential skills, like literacy, numeracy, digital and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), have never been more important.

Beyond the headline: What emerging qualitative insights tell us about supporting young people into work

Iona McArdle, L&W's JobsPlus Programme Manager, shares some emerging insights from the JobsPlus evaluation on young people's experiences of being not in education, employment or training (NEET).

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Responding to the Government’s announcement on expanding opportunities for young people

L&W Chief Executive Stephen Evans responds to the Government's announcement on expanding opportunities for young people on 16 March 2026.

Training and skills needs: Trends and challenges in UK growth sectors

This report, the second in a series of publications funded by Nuffield Foundation, explores the level of estimated skills needs in UK businesses alongside the level and type of training that employers provide.

UK’s training and skills ‘tick-box culture’ puts at risk job mobility and future growth, new report warns

New analysis has identified an overreliance on mandatory and compliance training in UK workplaces compared to other countries – at the expense of more in-depth upskilling required for the jobs of the future.

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Responding to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s spring statement 2026

L&W's Director of Policy and Research Dr Emily Andrews responds to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's spring statement on 3 March 2026.