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Ok just seen the front pages about 'sicknote culture'. These arguments are just full of holes.
Yes we should care about work and health, but top priority should be helping people *out of work already* not those who take time off sick.

First on Fit Notes, this is data since 2019:

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Our Labour Market Stats briefing note is now available. Today’s figures are very poor. Employment is down by nearly 1% over the last year, unemployment has risen unexpectedly and 'economic inactivity' has reached its highest rate since 2015.
Read: bit.ly/3Q6swzT

Tony Wilson, director of the Institute for Employment Studies, said that the jobs market data was 'very volatile so don't read too much into short-term changes'.
'But the trend is clearly poor,' he added.
bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

Truly awful jobs data today.
Employment, economic inactivity as bad as depths of pandemic.
The data is VERY volatile so don't read too much into short-term changes, but trend is clearly poor.
And I think it shows it's the labour market holding back growth - not other way round...

'The trouble is that not enough people out of work are looking for jobs, rather than that people who are looking for jobs can’t find them. In other words, the weak labour market is holding back economic growth, not the other way round.' Tony Wilson theguardian.com/business/live/…

Comment from IES Director Tony Wilson on the just-announced Labour Market Statistics from Office for National Statistics (ONS). Our detailed briefing note will be released later today, sign up here to receive directly in your inbox: employment-studies.co.uk/news-press/ies…

Tune into BBC News (UK) at 07:30am to catch IES Director Tony Wilson discussing the just-announced Labour Market Statistics from Office for National Statistics (ONS). bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live/b…

Catch IES Director Tony Wilson on Times Radio at approx 07:15am talking to Dominic O'Connell about the just-announced Labour Market Statistics from Office for National Statistics (ONS). thetimes.co.uk/radio/live

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