Head of Economics @jrf_uk. Economics, labour markets and #ukpoverty
Jul 16, 2019 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
The UK's employment rate is now 76.0%, a slight dip but not far off the highest rate on record.
BUT #lowincomevoters feel as negative about their family's economic situation as during the 1992 and 2008 recessions jrf.org.uk/report/low-inc…
What's going on? (THREAD) (1/10)
First, the good: employment rates have risen fastest for groups historically excluded from the labour market (resolutionfoundation.org/app/uploads/20…): single parents, ethnic minorities, those with low qualifications. (2/10)