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Young people who are not in education, employment, or training – what does the data tell us?

04 Apr 2025
Employment Young people

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.

Youth Opportunity Index 2025

04 Apr 2025
Employment Lifelong learning Young people

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.

Responding to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s spring statement 2025

26 Mar 2025

L&W's chief executive Stephen Evans responds to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's spring statement on 26 March 2025.

Labour Market Briefing: March 2025

20 Mar 2025
Employment

Our analysis of the latest labour market statistics from ONS, released on 20 March 2025.

Responding to the Keep Britain Working Review’s new report

20 Mar 2025
Better work Employment Young people

L&W's deputy director Elizabeth Gerard responds to the latest report from the Government's Keep Britain Working Review on 20 March 2025.

Labour market stats response, March 2025

20 Mar 2025
Employment

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

Responding to the Government’s Pathways to Work Green Paper

18 Mar 2025
Employment

L&W's chief executive Stephen Evans responds to Secretary of State for Work and Pensions' Pathways to Work Green Paper announcement on 18 March 2025.

Three tests for the Government’s health and disability benefit Green Paper

17 Mar 2025
Employment

In an article originally published in FE News, Stephen Evans, L&W's chief executive, sets out three tests for the Government's forthcoming Green Paper on health and disability benefits.

Making a difference for young adult carers in higher education

12 Mar 2025
Lifelong learning Young people

Young adult carers are 38% less likely to gain a degree qualification than other young people – but recent research from UCAS shows that many young adult carers still aspire to university. As Jackie Woodhouse, Research Manager at Learning and Work Institute writes, this should be a wake-up call for the higher education sector.

20 seaside towns and former industrial areas are home to 1 in 10 people who are economically inactive due to poor health

10 Mar 2025
Employment

New research from Learning and Work Institute reveals almost ten percent of people who are economically inactive due to poor health live in only 20 of the UK’s 372 local authorities, with these areas representing just 4% of the UK population. Seaside towns and former mining and manufacturing communities fare the worst.