Abstract
The labour market is a key part of the economy and long-term trends have major implications not only for the economy but also society more generally. There have been a number of changes in the UK labour market over recent decades including:
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growth in the size of the labour force as the population has increased
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an increase in the proportion of women in the labour market
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a reduction in the size of the manufacturing sector
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recessions in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and the recent recession in 2008–09
This Social Trends chapter provides an overview of the labour market in the UK. The majority of the data used come from the Labour Force Survey.
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Spence, A. Labour Market. Soc Trends 41, 212–236 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1057/st.2011.9
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/st.2011.9