Coronavirus: Impact on the labour market
This paper tracks the evolving impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the labour market.
Youth unemployment statistics
This paper presents the latest statistics on youth unemployment in the UK as well as comparisons with other EU countries.
People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency
This paper provides figures for the number of people claiming unemployment benefits (the “claimant count”) by parliamentary constituency, as well as a summary of the latest labour market statistics for the UK as a whole.
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Research Briefing
Average Earnings: Key Economic Indicators
Average Earnings: Regularly updated data on average weekly earnings, including breakdowns by public and private sectors.
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Research Briefing
Household Debt: Key Economic Indicators
Household debt: Data on the latest household debt statistics, including net lending, mortgage interest rates and insolvencies.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: Impact on household savings and debt
This briefing paper provides official statistics on household savings and debt since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, and discusses the groups which are more likely than average to have experienced an increase in household debt. It also compares the impact of coronavirus with the 2008/09 financial crisis.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: statistics
This paper provides statistics and analysis of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
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Research Briefing
Informal carers
This House of Commons Library briefing paper provides information about the number of informal carers in the UK and the issues they face. It also explains the rights, benefits and support available to informal carers as well as current and previous Government policy on caring.
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Research Briefing
Employment by Country of Birth and Nationality
This Commons Library briefing paper analyses data on employment in the UK by country of birth and nationality. The briefing compares data from 1997 to 2021 and explains how figures for employment by nationality can differ to those for employment by country of birth.
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Research Briefing
Unemployment by ethnic background
This short paper summarises trends in unemployment rates and looks at how rates vary by ethnicity, age and gender.
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Research Briefing
Race and Ethnic Disparities
This Commons Library briefing paper discusses the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities and provides related statistical and policy analysis.
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Research Briefing
London Elections 2021
Elections for the London Mayor and London Assembly were held on 6 May 2021. The Labour Party candidate Sadiq Khan was elected as Mayor of London. Labour won 11 of the 25 seats in the London Assembly, the Conservatives 9, the Green Party3 seats and the Liberal Democrats 2. Turnout in the mayoral election was 40.9%.
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Debate Pack
E-petition 554276, relating to child food poverty
A Westminster Hall debate on 'e-petition 554276, relating to child food poverty' has been scheduled for Monday 24 May 2021 from 4.30pm. The debate has been initiated by Catherine McKinnell MP.
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Research Briefing
Food poverty: Households, food banks and free school meals
This paper provides statistics on household food insecurity, food bank usage and free school meals in the UK, and tracks the impact of coronavirus.
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Research Briefing
Poverty in the UK: statistics
This note sets out information on the levels and rates of poverty in the UK, including historical trends and forecasts for future years, as well as poverty by employment status, tenure, ethnic group, disability, region and constituency.
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