This is the technical report of the research by Green Alliance’s chief economist, Julian Morgan, and WRAP’s head of economics, Peter Mitchell, into how development of the circular economy in Britain, can help to tackle key labour market challenges, such as regional and occupational unemployment.

Describing in detail the characteristics of Britain’s labour market, it provides information about the research, how it was conducted, the calculations behind it and the conclusions. It outlines three scenarios for development of the circular economy, providing indicative figures of their job creation potential.