Government extends youth unemployment pledge

The Government announced extra measures to tackle youth unemployment today by extending until March 2012 a guarantee of a job or training for every 18 to 24 year-old after six months out of work. Nearly four million people have been helped out of unemployment in the last year, said the Chancellor, adding that the claimant count was lower than w...- 24/03/2010, UK Politics

Econoblog: Employment figures are good but there are darker signs behind them

Unemployment down. Good news. Well, yes, and the figures are much better than were hoped for. here to read the article - 17/03/2010, Business Comment

UK unemployment falls by 33,000 to 2.45 million

The Government was given a pre-election boost on the jobs front today when unemployment fell and there was a huge cut in the numbers claiming jobseeker's allowance. The so-called claimant count was 1.59 million in February after a fall of 32,300, the biggest monthly reduction since the end of 1997. Total unemployment, including those not eligi...- 17/03/2010, Home News

Econoblog: The death of the full time job

Today's unemployment numbers were economically uninteresting - but socially fascinating. here to read the article - 17/02/2010, Business Comment

Spanish unemployment hits 4 million

The number of unemployed Spaniards last month rose above four million for the first time in the country's history, official data revealed yesterday, underlining the scale of its economic collapse.- 03/02/2010, Business News

Good news as jobless total falls

The Government was given some welcome news on the jobs front today when unemployment fell for the first time in almost two years and fewer people claimed jobseeker's allowance. The number of people out of work in the three months to November was cut by 7,000 to 2.46 million, although the rate remained unchanged at 7.8 per cent. The claimant cou...- 20/01/2010, Business News

Half of young black people out of work

Almost half of black young people are unemployed, after a big increase in the group's jobless rate since the recession began. - 20/01/2010, Business News

Nigel Whitehead: Apprenticeships are the way forward for the economy

With youth unemployment hitting the headlines again, employers are being called to do more to support young people by providing opportunities for them to get into the world of work. the article - 17/12/2009, Commentators

Youth unemployment hits record high

Youth unemployment reached a record high today as the jobless total nudged 2.5 million, the worst total since the mid-1990s. The number of 16 to 24-year-olds out of work was 952,000 in the three months to October, a quarterly rise of 6,000 and the highest figure since records began in 1992. Total unemployment increased by 21,000 to 2.49 million...- 16/12/2009, UK Politics

Youth unemployment: Help for young jobless

Every unemployed youth under the age of 25 will be guaranteed a job, a work placement, or training after six months out of work, Alistair Darling promised. The previous guarantee was a place after 12 months' unemployment.- 10/12/2009, Business News

Bid to boost youth employment

The Chancellor today unveiled a package of measures to boost employment, including help for young people looking for a job. With youth unemployment nearing a million, Alistair Darling said more help was needed for the age group, as well as for older workers. He told the Commons that, from next month, no-one under 24 needed to be unemployed for ...- 09/12/2009, UK Politics

Poverty increased before the recession, says study

Levels of poverty, unemployment and repossessions have all been on the rise since 2004, a report reveals. - 03/12/2009, UK Politics

John May: Prevention is better than cure for the young unemployed

Three months after official Government figures showed that one in five of 16 to 24-year-olds were out of work, latest figures show a worryingly high amount of young people are still searching for work. the article - 20/11/2009, Commentators

Unemployment may have peaked, figures suggest

Unemployment has fallen for the second successive month, suggesting for the first time that the number of people out of work may have peaked. At 2,461,000, the jobless figure for the three months to September this year is marginally – 8,000 – below that recorded in the previous three months. These "rolling averages", from the Office for Nation- 12/11/2009, Business News

Andrew Grice: A new Gordon Brown?

David Cameron went on the attack over youth unemployment at Prime Minister's Questions this afternoon. here to read the article - 11/11/2009, UK Politics