Latest labour market stats are encouraging, but we should remain cautious
We should be cautious and wait a couple of months before we conclude the labour market is definitely on the mend, writes Richard Exell.
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Remploy closures: “This callous coalition government have no sense whatsoever”
The coalition government’s decision to oversee the closure of 36 of Remploy’s 54 factories has been greeted with expressions of extreme disappointment.
Encouraging news on jobs, but far too early to call a labour market recovery
This month’s REC/KPMG Report on Jobs makes for moderately hopeful reading, but it is still far too early to call a labour market recovery, writes Richard Exell.
Osborne’s solution to unemployment? Make it easier to unemploy people
George Osborne reignited his war on working people last night by urging company bosses to lobby the government – ie. him – to make it easier to sack staff.
Boris’s 9-point plan is a bridge to nowhere
Andrew Dismore, Labour’s GLA candidate for Camden and Barnet, takes apart London Mayor Boris Johnson’s 9-point “Plan for London”.
Jobcentre Plus needs radical and urgent reform to bring down unemployment
With youth unemployment continuing to rise, and the number of neets at record levels, Jobcentre Plus needs urgent reform, writes Amanda Ramsay.
New record high for NEETs in 2011 – but why?
IPPR’s Richard Darlington looks at why there’s been such a rocket in the number of NEETs in 2011. Is it EMA? Is it the Future Jobs Fund? Is it just the Tories?
Reeves: “We must ensure we pass the test of fiscal credibility”
Rachel Reeves will echo Ed Balls and Ed Miliband’s recent calls for “fiscal credibility” being key to Labour “earning people’s trust back” in a speech tomorrow.
UK unemployment rate overtakes US for first time since recession started
Will Straw compares the UK’s record on jobs with the US’s: We no longer look so hot.
David Miliband is spot on in highlighting the structural roots of youth unemployment
David Miliband is right to draw attention to the youth unemployment emergency as one of the most pressing issues facing the UK, writes IPPR’s Tess Lanning.