Rebecca Florisson
@rebeccaflorisson.bsky.social
Principal Analyst at the Work Foundation and part- time PhD at Queen Mary Uni of London. Insecure work, labour markets, data. Opinions my own.
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The UK jobs market is losing momentum as unemployment rises to four year high - Lancaster University
This month’s labour market data paints a worrying picture of a jobs market losing momentum – with rising unemployment and more people struggling to re-enter work, the Government faces growing pressure...
www.lancaster.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Read my blog on this month's labour market statistics for the @workfoundation.bsky.social
The Chancellor faces a clear test in the Autumn Budget.
Short-term welfare cuts won’t fix this.
It requires investment — in personalised employment support, and in good, secure jobs that help people stay in work long-term.
Because a labour market that relies on insecurity isn’t a resilient one.
Short-term welfare cuts won’t fix this.
It requires investment — in personalised employment support, and in good, secure jobs that help people stay in work long-term.
Because a labour market that relies on insecurity isn’t a resilient one.
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The Chancellor faces a clear test in the Autumn Budget.
Short-term welfare cuts won’t fix this.
It requires investment — in personalised employment support, and in good, secure jobs that help people stay in work long-term.
Because a labour market that relies on insecurity isn’t a resilient one.
Short-term welfare cuts won’t fix this.
It requires investment — in personalised employment support, and in good, secure jobs that help people stay in work long-term.
Because a labour market that relies on insecurity isn’t a resilient one.
Long-term unemployment is on the rise: a quarter (25.5%) of all jobseekers have now been looking for over a year — the highest since 2022.
Vacancies have stabilised at around 723,000, leaving 2.5 jobseekers per vacancy. For many, the door back into work is narrowing, not widening.
Vacancies have stabilised at around 723,000, leaving 2.5 jobseekers per vacancy. For many, the door back into work is narrowing, not widening.
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Long-term unemployment is on the rise: a quarter (25.5%) of all jobseekers have now been looking for over a year — the highest since 2022.
Vacancies have stabilised at around 723,000, leaving 2.5 jobseekers per vacancy. For many, the door back into work is narrowing, not widening.
Vacancies have stabilised at around 723,000, leaving 2.5 jobseekers per vacancy. For many, the door back into work is narrowing, not widening.
Alongside a decrease in insecure work, the number of people who would obtain secure work would increase by 3.8m, with particularly young workers, Black and Asian workers and women benefiting.
Read the full analysis here: www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...
Read the full analysis here: www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...
Work Foundation - Lancaster University
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November 6, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Alongside a decrease in insecure work, the number of people who would obtain secure work would increase by 3.8m, with particularly young workers, Black and Asian workers and women benefiting.
Read the full analysis here: www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...
Read the full analysis here: www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...
By tackling contractual, financial, and rights-based insecurity together, local leaders and national policymakers can help reduce regional inequalities and build more stable, productive economies.
Read the full commentary here:
Read the full commentary here:
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:12 AM
By tackling contractual, financial, and rights-based insecurity together, local leaders and national policymakers can help reduce regional inequalities and build more stable, productive economies.
Read the full commentary here:
Read the full commentary here:
The analysis highlights a clear link between insecure work and weaker local economies.
Regions with higher levels of job insecurity tend to have higher unemployment and economic inactivity rates.
Addressing insecure work isn’t just about fairness — it’s good economic policy.
Regions with higher levels of job insecurity tend to have higher unemployment and economic inactivity rates.
Addressing insecure work isn’t just about fairness — it’s good economic policy.
November 3, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The analysis highlights a clear link between insecure work and weaker local economies.
Regions with higher levels of job insecurity tend to have higher unemployment and economic inactivity rates.
Addressing insecure work isn’t just about fairness — it’s good economic policy.
Regions with higher levels of job insecurity tend to have higher unemployment and economic inactivity rates.
Addressing insecure work isn’t just about fairness — it’s good economic policy.
Insecure work is unevenly distributed.
It’s concentrated in sectors like hospitality, retail, social care, and administrative services — but patterns vary locally.
In some areas, hospitality roles are more secure, linked to higher value added and productivity.
It’s concentrated in sectors like hospitality, retail, social care, and administrative services — but patterns vary locally.
In some areas, hospitality roles are more secure, linked to higher value added and productivity.
November 3, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Insecure work is unevenly distributed.
It’s concentrated in sectors like hospitality, retail, social care, and administrative services — but patterns vary locally.
In some areas, hospitality roles are more secure, linked to higher value added and productivity.
It’s concentrated in sectors like hospitality, retail, social care, and administrative services — but patterns vary locally.
In some areas, hospitality roles are more secure, linked to higher value added and productivity.
Across England’s nine MCAs and Greater London, around 19.4% of workers are in severely insecure work.
That’s nearly 1 in 5 workers facing serious uncertainty about their income, hours, or protections.
That’s nearly 1 in 5 workers facing serious uncertainty about their income, hours, or protections.
November 3, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Across England’s nine MCAs and Greater London, around 19.4% of workers are in severely insecure work.
That’s nearly 1 in 5 workers facing serious uncertainty about their income, hours, or protections.
That’s nearly 1 in 5 workers facing serious uncertainty about their income, hours, or protections.
I look at work insecurity using the @workfoundation.bsky.social three key dimensions:
1️⃣ Contractual insecurity — uncertainty about hours or future work
2️⃣ Financial insecurity — low or unpredictable pay
3️⃣ Lack of rights & protections.
Each of these matters for people and places.
1️⃣ Contractual insecurity — uncertainty about hours or future work
2️⃣ Financial insecurity — low or unpredictable pay
3️⃣ Lack of rights & protections.
Each of these matters for people and places.
November 3, 2025 at 10:12 AM
I look at work insecurity using the @workfoundation.bsky.social three key dimensions:
1️⃣ Contractual insecurity — uncertainty about hours or future work
2️⃣ Financial insecurity — low or unpredictable pay
3️⃣ Lack of rights & protections.
Each of these matters for people and places.
1️⃣ Contractual insecurity — uncertainty about hours or future work
2️⃣ Financial insecurity — low or unpredictable pay
3️⃣ Lack of rights & protections.
Each of these matters for people and places.
Full report here: www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...
Increasing job security: The potential impact of employment rights reforms in the UK - Lancaster University
New in-depth research from the Work Foundation that highlights the potential of the Employment Right Bill to drive up levels of job security in the UK.
www.lancaster.ac.uk
September 29, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Full report here: www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...