Employment and income

How has entry into the public sector among graduates from top universities changed following the growth of finance, tech and consulting?

Recent fall in youth employment is approaching the decline seen during COVID and the 2008 financial crisis.

Drawing on the IFS Deaton Review of inequalities, this report sets out a policy toolkit and applications to education, jobs, geography and wealth.

Scotland’s child poverty rate is lower than in the rest of the UK – but ambitious 2030 targets are set to be missed

Wales’s employment rate is falling further behind the rest of the UK, posing a challenge for the next Welsh Government

We summarise recent work on the economic impacts of domestic abuse, sexual assault and workplace harassment.

This comment explores how young workers are matched to firms in local labour markets in England, using the Longitudinal Education Outcomes dataset

The UK minimum wage has increased by more than 70% in real terms since 1999. What’s it doing to jobs, prices and profits - and what happens next?

Lifetime happiness trend changes as youth mental health suffers

Children of parents who benefited from the 1990s house price boom subsequently had more housing wealth and were more likely to own homes in London.

How much protection does the benefit system afford the newly unemployed? We use UK bank account data to track financial impacts of job loss.