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Dr Sangwoo Lee responds to latest UK labour market figures
Commenting on the latest ONS figures, Dr Sangwoo Lee highlights that the small decline in unemployment may be driven by people leaving the labour market, alongside a growing shift towards less secure forms of work, underscoring the need for stronger worker protections.
Dr Sangwoo Lee comments on latest UK labour market figures
鈥淯nemployment has risen to 5.2%, its highest since late 2020, even as economic inactivity continued declining to 20.7%. Rather than signalling genuine recovery, this pattern suggests a return to work that an increasingly slack labour market is struggling to absorb, with rising unemployment reflecting insufficient demand to accommodate those re-entering the workforce.鈥�
Dr Sangwoo Lee on the Latest ONS Labour Market Statistics
Dr Sangwoo Lee, an Assistant Professor in the Institute for Employment Research, comments on the latest ONS Labour Market Statistics that show a mixed picture of rising unemployment and steady wage growth.
Dr Sangwoo Lee on the Latest ONS Employment Statistics
Dr Sangwoo Lee, a Research Fellow at the 糖心TV Institute for Employment Research, comments on the latest Office for National Statistics employment figures which detail a mixed picture of rising employment and unemployment.
Dr Sangwoo Lee on the Office for National Statistics Labour Market Update
Dr Sangwoo Lee assesses the latest data from the Office for National Statistics on the current state of the UK's labour market, highlighting the unemployment rate, wage growth and easing cost-of-living pressures, regional disparities, and future expectations for 2025.