Get Britain Working: Labour Market Insights January 2026
Labour market official statistics in development covering into-work rates, the employment of Universal Credit customers, and analysis of how young people out of work varies across the country.
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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This report contains statistics on:
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the into-work rate, including breakdowns by geography
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sustained employment of Universal Credit customers
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worklessness of Universal Credit customers
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Universal Credit customer employment by sector and age
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young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) across England’s regions and by local labour market type
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risk factor of young people being NEET by local labour market type
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apprenticeship participation of young people by local labour market type
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percentage of young people on the Universal Credit ‘Searching for work’ conditionality regime and ‘No work requirements’ conditionality regime with a health condition by local authority and local labour market type
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long-term sickness/disability inactivity rate of young people by local labour market type
We have also published data tables in open document spreadsheet (ODS) format and a background information and methodology report.
Pre-release access
In addition to staff who are responsible for the production and quality assurance of the statistics, up to 24-hour pre-release access is provided to ministers and other officials. We publish the job titles and organisations of the people who have been granted up to 24-hour pre-release access.
Feedback
We are seeking feedback from users on this release of labour market insights. Email labour.marketstatistics@dwp.gov.uk with your comments.