UK Labour Market Statistics
This paper provides the latest statistics and analysis of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and earnings in the UK.
This note provides background material for a Westminster Hall debate on 23 March 2016
National minimum wage: social care (143 KB , PDF)
Paul Blomfield MP secured a Westminster Hall debate at 14:30 on Wednesday 23 March 2016, on:
‘Government policy on enforcement of the national minimum wage in the care sector’.
This paper provides some background material for the debate.
The Library has also published a briefing on social care funding: Social care: recent funding announcements and the state of the care home market (England)
National minimum wage: social care (143 KB , PDF)
This paper provides the latest statistics and analysis of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and earnings in the UK.
Average Earnings: Regularly updated data on average weekly earnings, including breakdowns by public and private sectors.
This paper provides figures for the number of people claiming unemployment benefits (the “claimant count”) for the UK and by parliamentary constituency.