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The number of people in the North East classed as being ‘economically inactive’ has risen to one of its highest level in more than 20 years. New figures from the Office for National Statistics show ...

Ulster University's Economic Policy Centre has upgraded Northern Ireland's growth prospects in light of a resilient jobs market.

The Government has launched the Labour Market Advisory Board, aimed at tackling the 'greatest employment challenge for a generation.' With hundreds of thousands of people out of work through long-term ...

However, it also calls for a greater ambition from government to boost the profile of apprenticeships and build better links between employers and jobcentres Commenting on the Government’s 'Get ...

​Northern Ireland cannot afford to ignore the challenge of economic inactivity.

In the memorable words of one official statistician, Britain’s economy was “going gangbusters” at the beginning of 2024. Unfortunately, last year appears to have ended with a whimper. The best hope ...

LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Britain's Labour Party on Tuesday launched a new advisory board that will help address long-standing issues in the country's labour market, including reducing high levels ...

NHS mental health waiting lists are leaving thousands of young Britons struggling to find work, creating a vicious cycle that ...

It is tempting as a journalist to focus only on stories about things going horribly wrong. Doom-mongering sells. The urge is doubly strong when, like me, you cover the British economy. Everywhere I ...

Economic inactivity levels in the North East have reached their highest level in more than 20 years, shocking new figures suggest. The new data from the Office for National Statistics ONS) shows that ...