The unemployment rate in the UK in the second quarter of 2016 was the lowest in more than a decade, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics released today.
The government’s apprenticeships scheme too often delivers poor training and may be benefiting those aged over 25 years of age more than young people, the IPPR think-tank has claimed today.
The government is to guarantee European structural and investment funding for projects signed off before the Autumn Statement, chancellor Philip Hammond has announced, but projects using EU funds...
Business and energy secretary Greg Clark has named local growth ministers for all of England in order to reflect the role of local places in the development of the government’s industrial...
Chancellor Philip Hammond has been urged to bring forward plans for a public spending reset after the Bank of England cut interest rates to a record low of 0.25% in response to economic concerns...
Wages have fallen more sharply in the UK than in any other leading economy following the financial crisis, an analysis by the Trades Union Congress has found.
The UK’s economic growth rate increased in the lead up to last month’s referendum on European Union membership, according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics today.
MPs have called on the government to provide a clear strategy for the development of the digital economy following the Brexit vote in order to protect this fast-growing sector.
The UK’s vote to leave the European Union created a mix of impacts across the economy. It is vital in the months ahead policymakers and business work together to meet these challenges
City leaders must make the case for devolution to the new government if the programme is to continue under Theresa May’s administration, a leading localism expert has told CIPFA’s annual...
The 27 countries staying in the European Union will give the UK a poor deal for fear that other members will leave too if the terms look too attractive, the CIPFA conference was told.
The UK faces lengthy instability following the vote to leave the European Union, including a possible second referendum on the terms of a Brexit deal, former business secretary Sir Vince Cable has...
There is little evidence that the introduction of the National Living Wage in April has hit the employment rate of lower paid workers, according to an analysis by the Resolution Foundation.
George Osborne will abandon his fiscal rule that requires the public finances to be in surplus by the end of the parliament, saying that he must be “realistic” about the impact of Brexit.
Half of Britain’s working households have seen no rise in living standards since the early 2000s, according to a Resolution Foundation report published today.
Chancellor George Osborne this morning insisted robust contingency plans to maintain economic and fiscal stability were in place following Thursday’s vote to leave the European Union.
Shockwaves from the UK’s vote to leave the European Union are reverberating throughout the global economy and politics this morning as the fallout of Brexit spreads across the world.