Employment
Unemployment rises by 15,000 to 2.52m in first quarter of 2013Unemployment rose slightly, by 15,000 in the three months ending in March 2013, less than most economists predicted. |
Niesr: "Underemployment" should be included in official figuresNew research by the National Institute for Economic and Social Research shows that 30% of young people in work would like more hours making it more difficult for unemployed young people to get a job. |
Benefit changes help cause unemployment rise to 2.56 millionThe latest set of employment data shows a bigger than expected increase in unemployment and the lowest rate of wage increases for over three years. |
More women work beyond 60 due to changes to state pension ageA new study by the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) reveals that more women are working beyond the age of 60 because of changes to the state pension age. |
Unemployment down to 2.5 million as record numbers in workThe resilience of the UK labour market is underlined today as unemployment fell to 2.5 million and the highest number of workers are employed since records began in 1971. |
Triple-dip possible as business confidence falls to 21-year lowA new survey by accountants BDO says that business confidence is at the lowest it has been in the 21-year history of the survey and is in contrast to other economic data. |
Baby-boomers lead the way as self-employed numbers riseOfficial statistics show that there has been a rise of 367,000 people becoming self-employed since the financial crisis of 2008 and many of these people are over 50. |
UK jobs number breaks new record at 29.7 millionThe latest unemployment figures show a fall of 37,000 taking the unemployment total below 2.5 million and the nunber of people in work has reached a record high of 29.7 million. |
UK employment set to reach record high of 30 million by 2015A new report suggests that despite the poor economic conditions employment in the UK is expected to continue to rise to reach a record high of 30 million by 2015. |
Private sector job numbers accelerate as public sector declinesOfficial data from the Office for National Statistics shows that unemployment in the UK fell slightly in the three months ot October and the rate remained at 7.8 per cent. |
IPPR warns youth unemployment to rise above one million in 2014The IPPR warns that unemployment is set to rise over the next 18 months, particularly affecting young people, the over 50's and the long-term unemployed. |
Unemployment falls again to its lowest level for over a yearUnemployment fell by 49,000 to 2.51 million in the last quarter as the number of people working increased to a record high and youth unemployment fell below one million. |
TUC: Four years to get unemployment down to Jan 2008 levelsThe TUC warns that is trends continue it will take nearly four years for unemployment to fall to the level it was at in January 2008. |
Record employment in UK helped by temporary Olympic effectOfficial data from the Office for National Statistics shows that 212,000 new jobs were created, 60 per cent of which were part-time as unemployment fell to 2.53 million. |
Liverpool tops workless household list for 4th year in a rowNew data released by the Office for National Insurance reveals that Liverpool is the UK city with the highest rate of workless households. |
Job vacancies on the increase, says studyNew job vacancies rose by 7.2 per cent in June compared with a year ago, latest figures from recruitment agency Reed indicate. |
Youth long term unemployment soars by 874% since 2000The number of 18 to 24 year olds in the UK who have been out of work for more than a year has soared from 6,260 to 60,955 since 2000, latest research reveals. |
Unemployment drops by 45,000 to 2.63m as rate falls by 0.2%Official unemployment figures published today show unemployment fell by 45,000 in the three months to March, contradicting GDP data that shows the UK in recession. |
Public sector workers earn more for less hours, says ONS reportOfficial data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that employee sick days have fallen by 36 per cent since their peak of 2003 and now average 4.5 days per employee. |
Fiscal austerity making global job crisis worse, says ILOThere is no recovery in sight for the global jobs situation and austerity measures are making things worse, according to the International Labour Organization. |
UK unemployment drops by 35,000 to 2.65 millionOfficial figures show unemployment fell by 35,000 from 2.685 million to 2.65 million in the three months to February 2012, the first fall since May 2011. |
One million traditional jobs lost for young people, says TUCSectors that traditionally employ young people, such as manufacturing, construction and retail, have shed almost one million jobs since 2007, a new study shows. |
Clegg unveils "Youth Contract" for jobsThe Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has unveiled a Youth Contract in which the government will pay firms incentives to take on young people and train them. |
Unemployment rate remains at record highThere was relatively good news on the jobs front as the ONS reported that unemployment stayed at a record high of 2.67 million, a rise of 28,000 in the past three months. |
UK jobs market ‘turning a corner’The nation’s job prospects are improving, fuelled by the 'Olympic effect' and signs that the UK could avoid a double-dip recession, a new report suggests. |
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