New technology is bringing profound change to the labour market, offering opportunities for new occupations to emerge, while threatening some existing jobs.
The potential prize is a stable and peaceful society in which technology is harnessed to ensure unprecedented levels of prosperity. The potential risk is a world defined by mass unemployment and extreme inequality.
To respond to this change effectively you need insight on the current and future demand and supply of jobs and skills in the economy. We provide this insight by understanding the key drivers of change and analysing labour market information to interpret current and future trends. We can also estimate the economic value of investment in human capital.
Jobs & Skills blog posts
Microdata case study: UK labour market transformation over the last ten years
Microdata case study: UK labour market transformation over the last ten years
This is the third blog in a case study series that explores the merits of microdata in policy analysis.
Using Labour Force Survey (LFS) and Census 2011 data, Senior Economist Eve Xinru Lin looks at the transformation of the UK labour market between 2011 and 2019 and provides i…
Interview with Professor Didier Fouarge and Principal Consultant Cornelia Suta
Interview with Professor Didier Fouarge and Principal Consultant Cornelia Suta
In this interview Professor Didier Fouarge, Director of the Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market at Maastricht University, and Cornelia Suta, Principal Consultant at Cambridge Econometrics, are asked about the Technequality Horizon 2020 project they are working on …
How will the gender employment gap fare in the age of automation?
How will the gender employment gap fare in the age of automation?
Through our work for Technequality, an EU Horizon 2020 project, Principal Consultant Cornelia Suta explores how the age of automation could affect the gender employment gap. How will the combined impact of Covid-19 and the adoption of technology on the labour market affect the ge…
Global Britain and UK jobs: Looking beyond trade
Global Britain and UK jobs: Looking beyond trade
Head of Society Chris Thoung shares his thoughts on why, when considering post-Brexit global trade deals, it’s important to remember that behind the numbers and the pound signs are people and jobs. Chris illustrates this with our recent work with the China-Britain Business Coun…
In the Bleak Midwinter – UK output and employment outlook
In the Bleak Midwinter – UK output and employment outlook
The latest figures for output and employment confirm how the Coronavirus pandemic and associated lockdowns have taken their toll on the UK economy this year. Senior Adviser Andrew Sentance takes a closer look at the divergent experience of sectors in the UK and what lies ahead fo…