Learning and Work have released their latest labour Market report for June 2017, building on the Office for National Statistics release.

The labour market figures published on 14 June point to a strong but stable labour market, and jobs for the many and not the few.

To govern is to choose. There’s lots to welcome in the Conservative manifesto, including backing for our campaign for a successor to European structural funds. But we need more investment and reform for ordinary working families to be better off by 2022.

It’s great to see a focus on Further Education and skills in the Labour manifesto. But we need more radical ways to invest if we’re to tackle the big questions

Stephen Evans, Chief Executive, Learning and Work Institute

It’s great to see a focus on Further Education and skills in the Labour manifesto. But we need more radical ways to invest if we’re to tackle the big questions

This general election comes at a profound time for our country. Investing in learning and opportunity is essential for our prosperity and fairness in society. We’ve set out plans for making the change we need. 

Stephen Evans, Chief Executive, Learning and Work Institute

Learning & Work have published their May Labour Market Statistics briefing.

The latest labour market figures published on 17 May appear to point to a robust labour market. However, the unexpected rise in claimant unemployment could point to trouble ahead.

Learning and Work have published the March Labour Market statistics briefing

The labour market figures published on 15 March are another set of numbers pointing to modest improvement in employment prospects.

Learning and Work Have published the February Labour Market Statistics update

The labour market figures published on 15 February are at first sight a set of positive figures.

Learning and Work (with Policy in Practice) are holding a webinar on 9th February

This builds on the event held on 30 January.

The slides for the 30 January event are now online and can be seen here

Staffline have announced their full year 2016 results, including those from their PeoplePlus business.

PeoplePlus (previously Employability) achieved significant improvements as fully integrated business:

Learning & Work have published the January Labour Market Statistics update:

The labour market figures published on 18 January are at first sight another set of concerning figures. However, there are perhaps some more positive signs in the numbers.

The latest labour market figures published on 14 December are the third consecutive monthly set of disappointing figures. It is clear that the UK labour market is now slowing.

Learning & Work's monthly labour market statistics briefing has now been published.

Key points:

• Unemployment is 1,604,000, down 52,000 from last month’s published figure (quarterly headline down 37,000) and the unemployment rate is 4.8%, down 0.1 percentage points on last month and down 0.1 percentage points on last quarter.

Learning & Work Institute has published its' analysis of Work Programme Performance based on DWP's end September release.

The headline results are:

• Unemployment is 1,632,000, down 9,000 from last month’s published figure (quarterly headline down 39,000) and the unemployment rate is 4.9%, no change on last month and down 0.1 percentage points on last quarter.

Staffline, which is the parent company for PeoplePlus, the operator of the largest number of Work Programme contracts, has announced its results for the first half of 2016. The full details are available from the company's website. The PeoplePlus headline is:

Employability trading in line (with expectations) and Work Programme contracts delivered significant performance improvements, particularly in the acquired A4e contracts

Andy Hogarth, Chief Executive, added: