Alarm as job market continues to worsen

Jobs market worsens

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Unemployment high, wages low - life in Tory Britain

Public and Commercial Services union general secretary Mark Serwotka comments on today's unemployment and pay figures...

NUT comment on rise in unemployment figures

NUT general secretary Chris Blower said today's unemployment figures were a further sign the government's austerity measures were not working.

The UK still faces an employment crisis says Unite

Unite, Britain's biggest union, has warned the government not to 'crow' over the latest unemployment figures as the country still faces an employment crisis.

The FSB has welcomed the fall in unemployment by 82,000 to 2.51 million

Unemployment falls yet again, FSB increases pressure on FSA to resolve mis-selling scandal, Cabinet Ministers discuss FSB response to Autumn Statement, Energy Bill welcomed, and more.

A tough time ahead but we’re on the right road for small business growth, says FSB

Commenting on today’s Autumn Statement John Walker, National Chairman, Federation of Small Businesses, said: “We welcome today’s statement and we are encouraged by the Chancellors’ acknowledgement that small businesses need more help. We accept that bold actions are needed to boost the economy and we hope we are on the right road to helping small firms. The Chancellor has listened to many of our members’ concerns, and has put forward proposals to address these issues."

FSB chat to Danny Alexander at Lib Dem Party Conference

FSB chat to Danny Alexander at Lib Dem Party Conference, welcome education reforms, discuss the Youth Contract wage incentives, and more...

FSB welcome employment reforms and discuss the challenge of unemployment

FSB discuss how small firms are tackling unemployment and welcome the reforms to employment law. They also prepare for the party conference season with a focus on unemployment, and more. Read about it here.

FSB: Small firms vital to tackling unemployment

With unemployment expected to remain unchanged at eight per cent, new findings from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) show just how vital small firms are to the recovery, as almost nine in 10 (88%) unemployed people that find jobs in the private sector either start up or work for an SME.

NUT: Internships for young people should pay minimum wage

Commenting after the NUT’s motion at TUC Congress on youth unemployment, which was seconded by ASLEF, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers’ union, said:

NASUWT: More NEETs after cuts to EMA "no coincidence"

Commenting on the publication of statistics by the Department for Education (DfE) on the participation of 16 to 18 year-olds in education, training and employment, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union, said this was directly related to coalition's "destructive and illogical" policies:

Official figures released yesterday showed the numbers of unemployed continues to rise.

The figures produced by the by the Office for National Statistics showed the unemployment rate to be 8.4%, higher than any time in the last 17 years.

The total number of people out of work is now 2.67 million, up 48,000 on the previous three months. 860,000 claimants have now been without work for more than a year.

Two-thirds of the increase in unemployment was accounted for by women, who continue to be hit hardest by the deterioration in the labour market.

Yvette Cooper: Women forced back into the kitchen

UCU: Saddling students with debt will push unemployment even higher

IPPR: Women suffering most of all

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