Skills shortage

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Skills shortage

A type of labour market failure in which not enough labour possesses the skills demanded by employers

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In the News Teaching Activity – How might reducing immigration affect growth in the UK? (May 2026)

In the News Teaching Activity – concerns about youth unemployment increasing (Nov 2025)

In the News Teaching Activity – can curbing immigration boost the UK’s growth rate? (May 2025)

Labour Markets | Classroom Posters / Handouts

In the News Teaching Activity – immigration is starting to fall, but is this too costly for the economy? (June 2024)

In the News Teaching Activity – Unprecedented net migration into the UK (Dec 2023)

UK Government Raises Minimum Wage by 10%

What is meant by a tight labour market?

UK Economy - Calls for the UK Government to increase funding for free childcare

Underemployment - How Benefit Reforms Push People into Low-Paid Jobs

Training Places - Apprentices quitting over poor quality of schemes

UK Economy Update: What is a Tight Labour Market?

What are Britain's Best Paid Jobs?

UK Economy - What has been happening to labour migration?

Is the UK economy facing a summer of discontent on pay?

What are the causes and effects of the UK's digital tech talent shortages?

Labour Market: Sainsbury's raises pay to £10 an hour

Labour Markets - Where have all the workers gone?

Education economics - should government intervene to mandate lower tuition fees for local students?

UK’s New Points-Based Immigration System

A World Without Work (Daniel Susskind)

Labour Market Failure (2019 Update)

Ageing Population (Revision Webinar)

How Automation Affects Employment

Ten topical labour market issues for 2018

Automation and the UK Labour Market

Brexit - The Possible Impact on Cornish Tourism

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