1/ ❓What happens when you get sick or have a baby? For millions in the UK, these life events can quickly lead to financial insecurity. Today, my colleague @meriahlberg.bsky.social and I are publishing a new @jrf-uk.bsky.social report on the UK's in-work protections. 🧵

1/ What’s the latest ONS labour market data telling us? The UK labour market shows a mixed picture: broadly flat employment, slightly rising unemployment vs a year ago, falling vacancies, but a recent improvement in real wage growth. For a summary of the stats, read the thread!

The UK labour market continues to loosen and @ONS today's figures confirm the trend. Read the thread for more info 🧵

UK Labour Market Unemployment is at its highest since the pandemic and the numbers are getting harder to ignore. Latest ONS data shows a clear and concerning trend. A thread. 🧵

“Work is the best route out of poverty.”...That’s the promise, but for millions in the UK, it’s broken. 📉 In-work poverty has risen from 2.5m workers in 2000/01 to 3.8m in 2023/24 (12%). Work matters, but without secure jobs, fair pay and a real safety net, it’s not enough.

Joseph Rowntree Foundation@jrf-uk.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🗣️ ‘Work should be the best route out of poverty’ Analyst @franladouch.bsky.social explains that for millions across the UK, employment is not the safety net from poverty that it should be. Recent employment reforms are a good start, but the government must go further to protect working families. 🔽

1/ 🧵 The latest UK labour market data is out and it paints a worrying picture. Slow growth for real wages, job vacancies are shrinking, and unemployment is creeping up. Here’s a quick breakdown of what’s happening 👇

📒 Government published Sir Charlie Mayfield's ‘Keep Britain Working’ report today. An ambitious framework for how employers can support workers in ill-health. Focus must be here to shift the dial on employment of disabled people & benefit spend, not cutting people's benefits. 🧵

Population Health Improvement UK@phiuk.bsky.social · 9mo ago

This morning's reading: "Employers join forces with government to tackle ill-health and keep Britain working" from Department of Health and Social Care www.gov.uk/government/n...

The latest DWP data (Apr–Jun 2025) reveals an early warning sign: the number of disabled people in work may be starting to fall, the first year-on-year drop in over a decade (though not yet statistically significant). . Here’s what the data tells us and why it matters 👇

1/ 📉 Real earnings growth in the UK has slowed sharply and the hit is falling hardest on lower earners. A quick thread on what the latest Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) tells us 👇