Insights on UK Employment Trends and Challenges at #EmpSkills23 Event
Deputy Director Naomi Clayton from Learning and Work Institute discussed the weaker UK employment recovery compared to other G7 countries, highlighting the importance of supporting more people to find and stay in work to avoid future labor shortages. The event also emphasized addressing long-term gaps in economic inactivity and providing better support for disabled individuals seeking employment.
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@LearnWorkUK #EmpSkills23 KEYNOTE Naomi Clayton Deputy Director Learning and Work Institute Sponsored by Led by
@LearnWorkUK #EmpSkills23 UK employment recovery has been weaker than other G7 countries Percentage point change in economic inactivity (cumulative) since Q4 2019
@LearnWorkUK #EmpSkills23 Matching high performing countries employment rates would mean 1.2 million more people in work Employment rate, Q2 2023
@LearnWorkUK #EmpSkills23 Supporting more people to find and stay in work is key to avoiding labour shortages in decades ahead Projected population by age, UK
@LearnWorkUK #EmpSkills23 Need to address longer term gaps, as well as more recent rises in economic inactivity Economic activity rate and level gaps by group
@LearnWorkUK #EmpSkills23 An estimated 5.5m are in receipt of out-of-work benefits over half due to LT sickness and disability Out-of-work benefit receipt by main reason
A @LearnWorkUK #EmpSkills23 After 6 months, unemployed people are 10 times more likely to be in work than economically inactive people B Proportion of A) unemployed people and B) economically inactive who are in work two quarters later
@LearnWorkUK #EmpSkills23 Just 1 in 10 out of work disabled people get support to find work each year Numbers of disabled people out of work and numbers engaged in employment support annually
@LearnWorkUK #EmpSkills23 Evidence on effectiveness of sanctions is limited and mixed Numbers of disabled people out of work and numbers engaged in employment support annually
