Figures show gains in hiring

Unemployment increased by 70,000 between December and February to 2.56million, according to official figures. It was the worst quarterly rise since Autumn 2011 and will pile pressure on the Government over its current growth strategy. The Prime Minister’

Of course, 2,000 is just a 0.008 per cent drop, and since the margin of error for that change is ±139,000, the quarter could yet turn out to have been one of reasonable jobs growth. But in today’s figures, the lack of employment growth, while the economi

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The number of people in work fell by 2,000 in the latest quarter to February, the first dip in the figure since autumn 2011 Unemployment has risen by 70,000 to 2.56 million, with the increase seen among young people and those out of work for more than a

A fall of 3,000 in unemployment in Wales was overshadowed by 350 job losses in Anglesey, Welsh secretary David Jones warned today. Mr Jones said while the latest figures ‘are a welcome step change’, the Government could not afford to be complacent. “I am

The truth is that no one counts the discouraged. The fact is that the day after one's unemployment benefits expire, one is no longer counted. This person can be sending out 50 résumés a day, and if he or she no longer receives unemployment benefits, he o