Unemployment hitting young people hardest

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YOUNG people are suffering the most in a shrinking job market, according to figures released yesterday. News of a reduced rate of unemployment growth was broadly... More »
Manchester Evening News - Nov. 12, 2009
Record number trapped in parttime work unemployment figures...
The number of unemployed has increased by the slowest rate for 18 months, according to the Office for National Statistics. The small increase of 30,000 to 2.46 million in the... More »
Telegraph - Nov. 11, 2009
Unemployment may have peaked, figures suggest
Fall in jobless total raises hopes economy has turned a corner Close Unemployment has fallen for the second successive month, suggesting for the first time that the number of... More »
The Independent - Nov. 11, 2009
Brown defends Labour's jobs record
Gordon Brown defended Labour's record on jobs last night after youth unemployment hit a record high. Speaking in the Commons, the prime minister said there were '700,000 more... More »
Metro.co.uk - Nov. 12, 2009
DCSF Secretary Welcomes Fall In Unemployment Numbers For...
Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, welcomed the fall in the number of 16- to 17-year-olds who are unemployed, from 206,000 in the last quarter... More »
Egov Monitor - Nov. 12, 2009
UK Unemployment At 7.8% - Lower than EU Average and N....
The Government welcomed the news that the number of people in work has risen this quarter by 6,000 according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics today.... More »
Egov Monitor - Nov. 12, 2009
Unemployment Rise No Surprise, Says Gillard
Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education, Employment, Workplace Relations and Social Inclusion Julia Gillard. (Raveendran/AFP/) BRISBANEActing Prime... More »
Epoch Times - Nov. 11, 2009
Obama and the jobs crisis
In the face of a record rise in joblessness, the Obama administration continues to demonstrate its callous indifference to the plight of millions of unemployed workers and... More »
World Socialist Web Site - Nov. 11, 2009
Anger at record youth jobless level
Gordon Brown has defended his Government's record on jobs after new figures showed youth unemployment had reached a record high of almost 20%. Opposition parties described... More »
Metro.co.uk - Nov. 11, 2009
Unemployment rise no surprise - Gillard
ACTING Prime Minister Julia Gillard says the rise in unemployment is proof of the need for continuation of Government stimulus. The jobless rate rose to 5.8 per cent in... More »
West Australia Sunday Times - Nov. 11, 2009
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