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G8 summit ends with pledge for eurozone focus on jobs and growthThe G8 summit has ended with US President Obama urging the eurozone to focus on jobs and growth. |
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. |
City bonuses to collapse to a quarter of peak, says CEBRA report by the CEBR says that city jobs are to fall to lowest level since 1996 and bonuses will drop to £2.3bn, less than a quarter of the peak of £11.6bn in 2007. |
Clinton Cards on the verge of administrationClinton Cards is on the brink of administration after its biggest supplier said it would pull the plug on its credit, potentially putting 8,000 jobs at risk. |
CEBR: UK jobless rate to reach 10.7% by 2016 as cuts biteThe Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) says the unemployment rate in the UK could reach 10.7% by 2016 as areas reliant on public sector jobs struggle to create new jobs in the private sector. |
Eurozone unemployment up by almost 500,000 in three months169,000 people in the 17 countries of the eurozone lost their jobs in March taking the total in the first quarter of 2012 to 493,000 fuelling concerns of an escalation of the euro debt crisis. |
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. |
Unemployment expected to edge upwardsThe Office for National Statistics (ONS) will publish the latest unemployment figures tomorrow (April 18th 2012) and they are expected to show a moderate increase. |
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. |
A preview of the economic week aheadThe week commencing April 16th 2012 see vital data released covering inflation, unemployment and retail sales. The minutes from the Bank of England's rate-setting meeting are also released. |
CBI: Britain’s financial sector on the road to recoveryThe UK financial services sector is undergoing a recovery, despite general feelings of economic uncertainty, according to the CBI. |
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. |
Nationwide: Consumer confidence drops sharply in FebruaryNationwide reports that consumer confidence in the UK in February dropped sharply over concerns about jobs. |
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. |
Brasher says Tesco will create 20,000 "real net new jobs"Tesco has announced that it plans to create 20,000 new jobs over the next two years focusing its recruitment efforts on young unemployed people. |
Unemployment reaches 2.67m but pace of increase slowsThe Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released unemployment figures for January that shows unemployment has reached 2.67 million but increased at a slower pace. |
TUC: ‘True UK jobless total is 6.3m’The real number of unemployed people in the UK is 6.3 million if the figures are calculated using America’s formula, analysis from the TUC suggests. |
Subway to offer 600 new UK franchises creating 6,000 jobsFast-food chain Subway wants to open 600 new franchises in the UK & Ireland by 2015, creating 6,000 new jobs. |
Cameron and Clegg praise McDonald's as it creates 2,500 new UK jobsThe Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister have praised McDonalds for its staff training as it announces 2,500 new jobs in the UK in 2012, over half of which are for young people. |
Asda set to expand in UK creating 5,000 jobsSupermarket giant Asda, owned by US firm Walmart, is planing to open three new depots and 25 new stores creating 5,000 UK jobs in 2012. |
Unemployment increases to 2.68 million in DecemberThe Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced December's unemployment figures today which show a rise of 118,000 in the past three months and that youth unemployment continues to rise. |
RBS to shed 3,500 investment banking jobsThe Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has confirmed that it will cut 3,500 jobs most of them from the UK as it scales back its investment banking operations. |
US creates 200,000 jobs in Dec - Eurozone sheds 45,000 in NovThe rate at which the economy in the United States is growing contrasted sharply with the eurozone's wpes today as job data was released on both areas. |
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