Unemployment In The UK Drops By 35000
According to the Office for National Statistics, the unemployment rate dropped by 35,000 from December 2011 to February 2012. However before we start getting excited at the prospect of all having jobs...
View ArticleUnemployment Rate Falls To 2.59m
UK unemployment fell by 7,000 in the three months to July to take it down to 2.59 million however this only represents a 0.1% drop in the previous quarter. The figures from the Office for National...
View ArticleUK Recession Is Over…For Now
The UK economy is set to come out of recession on Thursday with the announcement of another quarter of growth however will it last into the next year. The figures to be revealed on Thursday will...
View Article1 In 5 Paid Less Than Living Wage Rate
According to a new report from KPMG, 5 million workers in Briton are paid less than the living wage rate meaning the earn less than it costs to living. The living wage rate is £8.30 for those in London...
View ArticleWelfare-To-Work Failing To Hit Target
The welfare-to-work program has failed to hit it’s target of getting people back into paid employment according to official figures released today. The target of 5.5% was missed as only 3.53% found a...
View ArticleUnderemployment Jumps BY 1 Million
Underemployed has increase by 1 million since the start of the recession and now means 1 in 10 people now consider themselves in this bracket. Underemployment is simply the number of people who wish to...
View ArticleUK Unemployment Falls 82,000
Unemployment in the UK has fall by 82,000 between August and October according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics today. Unemployment not stands at 2.51m after it fell 0.2% over the...
View ArticleUK Workers Wages Slashed Worse Than Others
UK workers have seen their wages slashed more than any other developed nation over the past few years, according to research from trade union TUC. The report found that in the UK real wages between...
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