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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. |
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. |
One in four part-time workers want more hoursA new report from the Office for National Statistics found that underemployment has increased by one million to more than three million since 2008. |
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. |
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. |
Can unemployment continue to defy the wider economy?The latest jobs data out today is expected to show a slight fall in unemployment maintaining the encouraging news of the last few months, but can it last? |
TUC research says one in ten "under-employed"New research published by the TUC says that one in ten workers in the UK are "under-employed" and that this is affected by gender, age and job sector. |
Surprise fall in unemployment in JulyThe latest unemployment figures continue to defy the performance of the wider economy as unemployment falls to 2.56 million in July. |
Unemployment falls as Olympics boost job figuresOfficial data released this morning shows that unemployment in the UK fell by 65,000 in the three months to end of May to 2.58 million and a rate of 8.1 per cent. |
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. |
Drop in unemployment linked to rise in P/T and S/E workersOfficial figures reveal that unemployment dropped by 51,000 to 2.61 million in the quarter from February to April as the type of employment status UK workers hold continues to change. |
The truth behind the UK's unemployment figuresA change in the type of work people are doing and the shortfall between earnings growth and inflation explain the reason that unemployment is falling during a double-dip recession. |
One in 10 part-timers on £40,000 salary scaleOne in 10 part-time workers is on a salary scale of at least £40,000 a year, challenging the general belief that top jobs are always full-time positions. |
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. |
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. |
Employment crisis hits older and young people hardestUnemployment has risen to its highest level for 17 years and with almost all jobs lost being part-time, it is older workers, women and young people at the sharp end. |
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