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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. |
Permanent job vacancies rise for 7th month running, says KPMGThe latest KPMG/REC hobs index shows a rise in demand for permanent staff for the seventh consecutive month suggesting the problem of underemployment may be receding. |
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. |
BDO: UK recruitment plans for private sector at 19-month highA new survey by accountants BDO shows that private sector hiring intentions have reached a 19-month high but the manufacturing sector remains a cause for concern. |
Dragon's Den star Peter Jones rides to rescue of JessopsPeter Jones believes there is a place on the high street for the camera retailer as customers like to touch expensive products before they commit to a purchase. |
Buyer found for 264 Blockbuster stores, 2000 jobs may be savedA buyer has been found for Blockbuster which could see 264 stores avoiding closure and 2,000 jobs saved. |
Unemployment up slightly to 2.52 millionUnemployment in the UK edged up slightly to 2.52 million but there was an increase in the number of workers getting full-time work as part-time roles fell. |
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. |
HMV to shut 66 stores putting 930 jobs at riskDeloitte, the administrators of HMV announces that the first 66 HMV stores will shut, including its flagship store in Oxford Street, putting 930 jobs at risk. |
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. |
US manufacturing at 9-month high as 157,000 jobs added in JanThe United States economy added 157,000 jobs in January, and manufacturing activity reached a nine month high as the US economy started 2013 on a positive note. |
Redundancy payments reach record high of £4.9 billionRedundancy payments reached a record high of £4.9 billion in the 2011-12 tax year as the total paid out in redundancy since the financial crisis began has now topped £18 billion. |
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. |
ILO: Global unemployment to reach record high of 202m in 2013A new UN report by the International Labour Organization predicts that global unemployment will rise by fove million in 2013 to reach a new record high. |
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. |
Samaritans says slight fall in calls about money problemsIn its annual worries survey, the Samaritans has reported a slight fall in the number of calls emanating from concerns about money but financial concerns still top the list of reasons. |
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. |
Government work programme has success rate of just 2.3%Official figures published today show that the government's Work Programme that aims to get the long-term unemployed back to work for six months has a 2.3 per cent success rate. |
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. |
ONS: Household incomes up £69 in Q2 but spending flatThe Office for National Statistics reports in its 'Economic position of households' Q2 report that there was an increase of £69 in real household income per head. |
Item Club warns trade stifling UK economic growthErnst & Young's Item Club says that the UK economy is set to return to growth but that the economy is being hindered by poor trade figures. |
IMF chief Lagarde calls for "courageous" action on economyThe head of the IMF, Christine Lagarde has called for action to tackle the "terrifying and unacceptable" jobless rates ahead of a joint meeting of the IMF and World Bank. |
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