Workforce Information Council (workforceinfocouncil.org) is an independent information resource on work, employment law and the economy. We explain how labour markets work, what new laws and court cases mean for workers and employers, and what the official numbers behind the headlines actually measure.
Our coverage began with the United States workforce and labour market information system, the network of federal statistics and state workforce agencies that counts jobs, wages and unemployment. It has since widened to the forces reshaping work everywhere: automation, the changing graduate job market, layoffs, flexible work, and new employment rules in the UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Asia.
What we cover
Our reporting and explainers are organised into five topic hubs. Each hub brings together the most useful starting points, the latest updates and every related article in one place.
- Workforce: AI and automation at work, graduate jobs and skills, layoffs and restructuring, remote, hybrid and gig work, health and care at work, labour market data, public workforce services and local job centres.
- Employment law and rights: new workplace laws and regulation, discrimination and AI hiring rules, pay, overtime and wage theft, dismissal and workplace disputes, unions and industrial action, immigration and work visas, and public sector employment.
- Economy: jobs reports and hiring trends, wages and the cost of living, industry, trade and productivity, and economies around the world.
- Finance: pensions and retirement, personal finance and student loans, tax, and markets as they affect working people.
- Guides and explainers: plain-English explanations of how labour statistics are produced, what workforce agencies and programmes do, how unemployment benefits work and what key employment laws say.
Day-to-day developments are published in News.
Who we write for
We write for anyone who needs to understand the world of work clearly: employees and job seekers checking what a change means for them, employers and HR teams keeping up with new obligations, students and graduates weighing their options, and researchers, journalists and policymakers who use labour market data.
Our editorial approach
We aim to explain rather than to sell. Articles set out what has happened, why it matters and where the reader can go for the official source. We prefer primary material wherever it exists: official statistics, government and regulator publications, legislation, court filings and company disclosures. Where a figure or claim comes from a particular source, we say so.
Our full sourcing, corrections and independence standards are set out on our Methodology and editorial standards page.
Corrections
We want our work to be accurate. If you think something we have published is wrong or out of date, please tell us through our contact page, giving the page address and the detail you believe is incorrect. We review every correction request and update articles where a correction is needed.
Independence
Workforce Information Council is an independent publisher. We are not a government agency, and we are not affiliated with, endorsed by or operating on behalf of the U.S. Department of Labor, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, any state workforce agency, or any other government body in any country. We do not claim official status. For official information, determinations or help with a claim, please contact the relevant agency directly.
Not legal or financial advice
Our articles about employment law, benefits, tax and personal finance are general information, not advice on your situation. Please read our disclaimer and, before acting on a legal or financial matter, speak to a qualified professional or an official advice service.
Contact us
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