Headline unemployment figure down 7,000 to 2.59 million
The unemployment rate fell 0.1 per cent on the quarter to 8.1%, with the number of people out of work down 7,000 to 2.59 million in the three months to July.
Labour Market
Labour market update: No good news for young people
Analysis of today’s Labour market statistics from the TUC’s Richard Exell.
EU area unemployment up 1.9 million in a year – as Spain’s jobless rate nears 25%
From April 2011 to April 2012, unemployment has risen across the European Union, with Spain’s jobless rate nearing one in four, reports Shamik Das.
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.
Employment figures mask the rise in under-employment
Duncan Wheldon argues that even the mediocre employment figures released today STILL overstate the positive news
Boris Johnson’s words show he doesn’t care about young people
Val Shawcross attacks Boris Johnson over his astonishingly heartless comments about the job prospects for young people.
“The PM is wrong: the labour market is very weak”
Richard Exell runs through the latest figures from the labour market, and finds that “it is very weak and the prospects for unemployed people are very poor.”
How well does Boris do on apprenticeships?
The Green Party’s Darren Johnson AM argues that apprenticeships need to be rehauled, and that London could show the rest of the country how to do it.
Design agencies face a second year of talent exodus in 2012
Rachel Fairley presents the problems design agencies are having as we sink into a second recession.
Stories from the economy, or: The prospects for young people, and other grim tales
Richard Excell examines yesterday’s employment figures, and finds concerning signs that we might be heading in to a double-dip recession.