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Job opportunities for refugees: how can host countries help?

People who are refugees typically have worse employment prospects than the rest of the population, including other migrant groups. Targeted policies can help: speeding up application decisions, supporting access to work, improving job matching and providing language and mental health support.

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Jobs, work, pay & benefits

What’s happening with UK wages and employment?

The latest labour market data show that the UK unemployment rate has increased slightly after a period of stability, while wage growth has eased. Vacancies are declining steadily, having recently fallen below pre-pandemic levels. Redundancies have stopped rising in the last two months.

DATA HUB

Global fall in terrestrial water storage

The Earth’s land-water reserves have shrunk in the last 20 years, largely due to climate change, both because of melting glaciers and the depletion of groundwater.

Click on the chart to read Sam Bickel-Barlow on the global water crisis.

Recession & recovery

How can macroeconomic forecasting in the UK be enhanced?

Technological advances such as machine learning and big data models can improve our understanding of current economic conditions. Nowcasting models bridge the data gap between statistical releases, helping to identify trends in real time and allowing more accurate and timely policy measures.

Energy & climate change

How could US foreign aid cuts affect global public health?

The United States has announced deep cuts to its foreign aid programmes, including pausing activity at the country’s main federal aid agency. This is likely to increase the spread of infectious diseases in lower-income countries, as well as magnifying global economic and geopolitical instability.

Trade & supply chains

The airport economist: how is southern India responding to the trade war?

Bengaluru and Chennai, two of southern India’s most vibrant cities, are emblematic of the country’s resurgence as a global economic powerhouse. With tariff barriers being raised in China and the United States, the Asian sub-continent may offer alternative opportunities for exporters and investors.

Attitudes, media & governance

What are the big economic issues in Australia’s federal election?

On 3 May, Australia’s voters choose their next government. Both the incumbent Labor Party and the Liberal-National Coalition are campaigning on promises to tackle the cost of living and issues around energy, housing and immigration. But the dominant theme is how to respond to the Trump trade war.

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