Nearly half of England’s local labour markets are at risk due to an imminent 'migration squeeze' posed by Brexit, automation and an inadequately skilled workforce, a new report has warned.
Research by the think-tank Localis has found that an ‘above average’ level of risk is prevalent across a majority of strategic authority areas in England due to three main factors.
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