Participants

Dr Hannah Randolph - Fellow at the Fraser of Allander Institute

Allison Catalano - Fellow at the Fraser of Allander Institute and the Scottish Health Equity Research Unit (SHERU)

Time stamps

(00:06) Introduction

(01:20) What is the LFS and what are the issues it's been having? 

(6:57) Alternative data sources for understanding the labour market

(18:23) Misunderstandings around what's happened in the post-pandemic labour market

(19:39) ONS changes to improve the quality of the LFS

(23:40) How poor employment statistics may impact local decision-making

(27:49) Information about FAI 50th anniversary conference