Unemployment
Why is the UK in a recession when unemployment is falling?A 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. |
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. |
Bank of England's Quarterly Inflation Report dominates week aheadWe preview the economic week ahead that sees unemployment figures, trade deficit data and the Bank of England's Quarterly Inflation Report released. |
Bank of England's Quarterly Inflation Report dominates week aheadWe preview the economic week ahead that sees unemployment figures, trade deficit data and the Bank of England's Quarterly Inflation Report released. |
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. |
UK unemployment to reach 9% by the end of the year, says NIESRA leading think tank has warned that unemployment could do permanent damage to the UK and that the economic weakness seen in the UK is "unprecedented". |
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. |
A quarter of Spanish people have no jobThe Spanish economy appears to be heading towards a bailout following grim unemployment figures released just hours after Spain's credit rating was downgraded to BBB+ by S&P. |
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. |
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. |
Further gloom for Eurozone as unemployment risesUnemployment across the Eurozone climbed to 10.8 per cent in February, the highest level since the single currency was established in 1999, latest figures show. |
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. |
Budget 2012: The revised OBR growth forecastsThe Office for Budget Responsibility has issued revised growth, government borrowing and unemployment forecasts to accompany and inform George Osborne's budget. |
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. |
No double-dip recession but UK growth will be weak, says BCCBritain’s economic growth will be weaker than previously predicted, but a double-dip recession will be avoided, the British Chamber of Commerce said today. |
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. |
CBI says UK will economy will grow and avoid double-dip recessionThe Confederation of British Industry (CBI) says the UK economy will grow despite continued risks from the euro debt crisis and a void falling back into recession. |
Preview: Inflation dominates vital week ahead for UK economyThe Bank of England present January's inflation and its quarterly inflation report. Unemployment and retail sales are also out in a vital week for the UK economy. |
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. |
UK back in recession says Ernst & Young's Item ClubThe UK has fallen back into a double-dip recession says Ernst & Young's Item Club and exports are the key to climbing out of it. |
Inflation, unemployment and retail sales data dominate economic week aheadAnother vital week for the UK economy will see economic data released on inflation, unemployment and retail sales provising an indication on how 2012 ended for the UK economy. |
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. |
CIPD warns unemployment will rise to 2.85m in 2012The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has predicted further poor conditions for the jobs market next year. |
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