The UK's labour market: strength or strain?
This year's long-awaited CBI/Pertemps Employment Trends Survey looks back at the UK's labour market in 2023 while looking forward to what the future may bring.
More than two years on, vacancies have not returned to pre-pandemic levels and remain closer to a million putting a considerable strain on businesses. Labour shortages are now a long-term issue for UK economy and are exacerbated by the stagnation of the UK's labour market size.
