jobs
Unemployment figures: London continues to pull away from the rest of the country
In the last two years, the number in employment in London has gone up by 312,000 – much higher than any other region.
Unemployment down 161,000 to 2.6 million
Unemployment decreased by 161,000 in the three months to April 2014 to 2.6 million, with the unemployment rate now at 6.6 per cent, today’s labour market statistics reveal.
Strong vocational education is needed to offset the retirement of baby-boomers
Statistics show that a strong vocational education system will be required to help fill over 12 million vacancies by 2022. Of these, those caused by the retirement of the baby-boom generation will vastly outweigh those resulting from business growth.
Can the left learn to live with the self-employed?
The self-employed appear happier and more content than typical employees.
The jobs recovery continues, but with insecure low paid work in the ascendency
Despite the continuing good news on unemployment, many people are still feeling the squeeze.
Unemployment down 133,000 to 2.21 million
Unemployment decreased by 133,000 from January to March 2014 to 2.21 million, with the unemployment rate now at 6.8 per cent, today’s labour market statistics reveal.