On Tuesday 15 February 2022, the Work Foundation hosted the inaugural event of its Work Matters series, featuring leaders from business, policy and the charity sector. The event reviewed the latest UK labour market statistics released by the Office for National Statistics that day. Ben Harrison, Director of the Work Foundation, moderated the event and gave an overview of the current labour market: Record levels of payrolled employees: 29.5 million employees in the UK. High employment levels: Rise of 0.1 percentage points on the quarter to 75.5%, with unemployment rate decreasing by 0.2 percentage points on the quarter to 4.1%.