Research Briefing
Unemployment by Constituency, July 2015
This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics.
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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, July 2015
Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators
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Research Briefing
Background to the July 2015 Budget
This note sets out the background to the July 2015 Budget, the first Budget of the current Parliament.
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Research Briefing
Who wants work?
The employment rate reached a record high at the start of the year, but it is worth asking who still wants more work? Unemployed 1.79 million working age people in the UK were unemployed in the first quarter of 2015. Unemployment though can be a narrow way of looking at people who want work –
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Research Briefing
The Living Wage
The living wage is an hourly rate of pay set annually by reference to the basic cost of living in the UK and London. The current living wage is £7.85 per hour outside London and £9.15 per hour in London.
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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, June 2015
Analysis of the latest key UK and international economic indicators.
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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, May 2015
Analysis of the latest key UK and international economic indicators.
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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, Budget Update
This update is published ahead of the 2015 Budget. It summarises the main economic indicators currently available for the UK and other major economies.
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Research Briefing
A short history of apprenticeships in England: from medieval craft guilds to the twenty-first century
Today marks the start of National Apprenticeships Week. We take a look back at how apprenticeships have changed over the last nine centuries. Master and apprentice: Middle ages to 1900 Apprenticeships in England can be traced back to the medieval craft guilds in the Middle Ages, originating from the custom of upper class parents sending
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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, March 2015
This paper features analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators.
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Research Briefing
Youth Contract
The Youth Contract is a package of schemes, including Apprenticeship Grants for Employers and work experience. aimed at helping young people into sustained employment.
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Research Briefing
Unemployment by Constituency, February 2015
This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics
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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, February 2015
This paper features analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators.
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