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30-Jan-24, 11:31
The Caithness Business Index (http://www.caithness-business.co.uk) has posted the following article:

Britain's Employment Gaps Are Falling, But Its Sickness Gaps Are Widening




Britain's rise in sickness-related inactivity, and resulting fall in employment, since the start of the pandemic has played out differently across the country - with traditionally low employment areas like Glasgow continuing to record strong jobs growth, but areas with existing high levels of ill-health and disability like West Wales seeing the biggest rises in long-term sickness, according to new Resolution Foundation research published on Monday 29 January 2024. The Foundation's latest Labour Market Outlook examines recent changes to employment and economic inactivity due to ill-health in different parts of the country. [Read Full Article (https://caithness-business.co.uk/article/22619)]