youth unemployment
Youth unemployment is still a cause for concern
The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data indicates youth unemployment continues to be a cause for concern, writes the TUC's Richard Exell.
Encouraging job figures – but not for women or the over 50s
Richard Exell takes a look at the latest job figures, which show some positive movement but also worrying signs for women and the over 50s.
Right’s dodgy youth unemployment attack on minimum wage
Dominic Browne reports on new research that shows the national minimum wage does not necessarily harm youth employment, despite right wing claims.
Jobs stats confirm disastrous state of labour market for young people
If today’s figures mark the start of a widely predicted increase in unemployment, more and more people could find themselves getting less and less help.
Recent graduates latest to be hit by jobs crisis
The proportion of university leavers out of work has nearly doubled since before the recession, an increase from 10.6 per cent to 18.5 per cent.
How the ‘jilted generation’ is paying for coalition’s cuts
More than 2,000 young people from across the country, including from the Prime Minister's own constituency of Witney in Oxfordshire, have signed a letter to David Cameron to be published today, calling for the government to think again on its planned cuts to youth provision and support.