Around 8 million people in the UK are now working from home. Businesses have furloughed a large number of their employees in sectors like:

• accommodation and food services
• tourism and leisure
• construction
• creative arts
• non-food retail

People in all sectors, on the lowest incomes, are most at risk of becoming unemployed.

There is a growing demand for people to work in sectors like IT, logistics and food sales.

Employers are also looking for workers with good digital skills. You are more likely to bounce back from any setbacks in the labour market if you have transferable skills. (External website)

You can check how the skills you have might match to new career opportunities using our skills assessment tools. (External website)