Wage and Employment Dynamics

Just published in The Scandinavian Journal of Economics: New research from @kayaez.bsky.social using WED linked ASHE-Census data finds persistent labour market gaps between recent immigrants and UK-born employees in the UK.

🔗 Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

@adruk.bsky.social

Reflecting on #RES2025: Prof Felix Ritchie & Dr Van Phan presented new insights from ASHE-HMRC & ASHE-MWS data linkages.

This Special Session highlighted the value, and challenges, of linked admin data for UK labour market research.

Find out more here: www.wagedynamics.com/2025/07/28/w...

Job-to-job transitions have fallen as the bite of the UK's minimum wage has risen. Download our new paper free through #OpenAccess here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... @sriucl.bsky.social @wagedynamics.bsky.social

NEW Data Explained: What are green jobs and how can data help us understand them?

Our latest @adruk.bsky.social Data Explained explores how administrative data can support the UK’s transition to a greener economy.

You can read it here: www.wagedynamics.com/2025/06/09/n...

The ASHE-Migrant Workers Scan (MWS) dataset User Guide is now available.

In it you can find details of the dataset, including information relating to links between the MWS and the ASHE, PAYE RTI data, and Self Assessment data.

You can find it here: www.wagedynamics.com/ashe-migrant...

Amongst the numerous brilliant and urgently important papers presented, Damian Whittard presented his work on the Value of Green Jobs, in which WED earnings data is used to understand the differential labour market experience of those working in green occupations.

We are reflecting on how valuable the recent Earnings Symposium we held with ONS and @adruk.bsky.social in London was.

Aimed at exploring the latest developments, methodologies, and research applications of ONS earnings data, it brought us together with lots of new and familiar faces.

Resolution Foundation An independent think-tank focused on improving living standards for those on low to middle incomes.

Yesterday we published 'Unstable Pay' about earnings volatility, making use of a new dataset of 27m payslips.
www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...

By me @mikebrewerecon.bsky.social @stephenpjenkin1.bsky.social
Using dataset built by @wagedynamics.bsky.social

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Working towards an environmentally sustainable and equitable future?

By linking O*NET data to the ASHE- 2011 Census dataset, Damian Whittard's Data Insight contributes new evidence to explore green jobs in England and Wales.

Read it here: www.wagedynamics.com/2025/04/07/w...

🔈New Research Unveils Opportunities and Persistent Inequalities in the UK’s Green Job Market.

It is vital that the transition to a Net Zero economy does not entrench existing inequalities.

Find out more about this vital research here: www.wagedynamics.com/2025/03/05/n...

No problem, it's great to see WED data out in the wild!

This work from @mikebrewerecon.bsky.social, @nyecominetti.bsky.social, @resfoundation.bsky.social and
@stephenpjenkin1.bsky.social utilises the ASHE-PAYE dataset to generate insights into wage volatility.

Yesterday, our Academic, Policy and Public Stakeholder Group members joined to share work from across the ever-growing community, and to invite discussions about the exciting next steps for WED.

Find out more about our engaging discussions here: www.wagedynamics.com/2025/01/29/j...

📢New Data Insight: New evidence on gender pay gaps in Great Britain from the newly linked ASHE-HMRC data.

You can find the full Data Insight, along with lots of other information about this brand new dataset here: www.wagedynamics.com/2025/01/28/d...

Check out the WED Project's latest @adruk.bsky.social Data Explained, which explores the newly linked ASHE-PAYE and Self Assessment data.

In it, we explore data collection, some key variables, possible uses, and limitations.

Find out more here: www.wagedynamics.com/2025/01/27/a...

Earnings Symposium: Call for papers closes Monday 27 January 2025 - ESCoE The Office for National Statistics, WED and ADR UK will run the inaugural Earnings Symposium in collaboration with ESCoE.

🔊Are you using ONS/HMRC earnings data for new research?

There is still time to submit an extended abstract via the link below. Papers welcome from across the disciplines.

www.escoe.ac.uk/events/earni...

The WED Project’s Annual Review Join us as we reflect on the past year in the Wage and Employment Dynamics Project. 2024 was full of exciting developments. We joined other experts across the field in exciting discussions at world class conferences, contributed some compelling research…

2024 was an exciting and productive year for the WED Project.

Join us in reflecting on the successes we enjoyed over the past year, in the WED Project Annual Review: www.wagedynamics.com/2025/01/13/t...

📢 ONS Earnings Symposium Deadline Extended to 27th January 2025!

Are you producing new research using ONS/HMRC earnings data or the ASHE-Census and ASHE-HMRC datasets?

You can now submit an extended abstract (750 words) for the symposium.

Find out more here: www.wagedynamics.com/2025/01/08/e...

Graphic says: Earnings Symposium 2025 Coin Street Conference Centre, London, 26 March 2025 Call for papers closes 20 January 2025

📢 ONS, @wagedynamics.bsky.social, ADR UK and ESCoE will run the inaugural Earnings Symposium at Coin Street in London on 26 March 2025.

Find out more and submit a paper. ➡️https://tinyurl.com/ybwszptb