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Time Has Come To Dispel The Myth Of 'Feckless' Young People, UKCES Claims

Time Has Come To Dispel The Myth Of 'Feckless' Young People, UKCES Claims | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) is calling for more to be done to dispel the myth of 'feckless' young people.
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Employment rockets by record high as UK economy continues recovery

Employment rockets by record high as UK economy continues recovery | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
THE number of people with a job in Britain rocketed by a record 345,000 in the first three months of this year, official figures showed today.
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UK unemployment total falls to 2.16m

UK unemployment total falls to 2.16m | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it

The UK jobs market continued to improve in the three months to April, although the rate of wage increases slowed sharply, official figures show.

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Press release: Welsh Secretary responds to Labour Market Statistics

Press release: Welsh Secretary responds to Labour Market Statistics | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
This government’s long-term economic plan is working for the people of Wales, Welsh Secretary David Jones said today (11 June), as official figures reveal a further fall in unemployment in Wales.
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Families suffer as wage growth falls again - Telegraph

Families suffer as wage growth falls again - Telegraph | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Wages fall back below inflation as squeeze on living standards goes on
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Fresh drop in jobless rate shows strength of British economy

Fresh drop in jobless rate shows strength of British economy | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
The Office of National Statistics said unemployment fell by 161,000 to 2.16 million in the three months to April, and the jobless rate dropped to 6.6 per cent.
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Trades Union Congress - Pay packets have nosedived since government declared cost of living crisis over

Trades Union Congress - Pay packets have nosedived since government declared cost of living crisis over | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Commenting on the latest labour market figures, published today (Wednesday) by the Office for National Statistics, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said:
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British jobseeker forced to go to China after he was turned down 3,000 times

British jobseeker forced to go to China after he was turned down 3,000 times | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
A DESPERATE jobseeker who has been turned down for 3,000 posts in Britain is off to China for work.
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More and more disabled people following their career dreams - Press releases - GOV.UK

More and more disabled people following their career dreams - Press releases - GOV.UK | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
The number of disabled people taking advantage of support to get or keep a job is up by over 10% on last year.
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At last, Labour has a plan for getting disabled people into employment

At last, Labour has a plan for getting disabled people into employment | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Sue Marsh: Rachel Reeves and Kate Green are moving Labour away from defining the problem as one of 'shirkers' who can work but don't
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Unemployment down 77,000 to 2.24 million | Left Foot Forward

Unemployment down 77,000 to 2.24 million | Left Foot Forward | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Unemployment decreased by 77,000 between September 2013 and November 2013 to 2.33 million, with the unemployment rate now at 6.9 per cent, today’s labour m
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Unemployment drops below 7% - Press releases - GOV.UK

Unemployment drops below 7% - Press releases - GOV.UK | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Unemployment has dropped below 7% for the first time since the recession and employment has seen the biggest annual jump in a generation.
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Remploy staff Maria Miller abandoned are still struggling

Remploy staff Maria Miller abandoned are still struggling | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
WHILE Maria Miller has her MP’s job to fall back on, hundreds of disabled people left jobless after the closure of Remploy are living on benefits.
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Britain’s youth risk being locked out of any recovery

Britain’s youth risk being locked out of any recovery | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Tom Clark: From housing to jobs and benefits, the under-35s have little to hope for in the aftermath of this economic slump
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Unemployment down 161,000 to 2.6 million | Left Foot Forward

Unemployment down 161,000 to 2.6 million | Left Foot Forward | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Unemployment decreased by 161,000 in the three months to April 2014 to 2.6 million, with the unemployment rate now at 6.6 per cent, today’s labour market s
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Unemployment and out-of-work benefits - Full Fact

Unemployment and out-of-work benefits - Full Fact | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it

To be classed as unemployed from a statistical perspective, you need to meet two criteria

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News story: Record number of women in employment in Scotland

News story: Record number of women in employment in Scotland | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Unemployment in Scotland fell by 7,000, to 183,000 in the period February to April 2014, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data released today.
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Oxfam 'perfect storm' poster attacked as 'shameful' by Conservative politicians

Oxfam 'perfect storm' poster attacked as 'shameful' by Conservative politicians | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
A leading aid charity is facing an investigation by the Charity Commission after Tory MPs complained about a poster campaign attacking the Government's austerity drive.
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Employment up 345,000 compared with the previous quarter - ONS

Employment up 345,000 compared with the previous quarter - ONS | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it

Comparing February to April 2014 with November 2013 to January 2014, there was a large increase in employment and a large fall in unemployment. There was a further fall in the number of economically inactive people aged from 16 to 64.

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Labour market status by ethnic group: June 2014 - Publications - GOV.UK

Labour market status by ethnic group: June 2014 - Publications - GOV.UK | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Statistics on labour market status by ethnic group, with data for the full 2013 calendar year.
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Most former Remploy workers 'still out of jobs'

Most former Remploy workers 'still out of jobs' | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
THE majority of disabled workers who lost their jobs following the government's heartless closure of Britain's Remploy factories are still out of work, new figures revealed yesterday.
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Access to Work: official statistics, April 2014 - Publications - GOV.UK

Access to Work: official statistics, April 2014 - Publications - GOV.UK | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Numbers of disabled people helped and numbers continuing to benefit from Access to Work from April 2013 to December 2013.
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Unemployment figure drops below 7%

Unemployment figure drops below 7% | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
For the first time since the recession, unemployment has dropped below 7 per cent and has seen the biggest annual jump in a generation.
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UK unemployment rate falls to 6.9%

UK unemployment rate falls to 6.9% | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it

The number of people out of work in the UK has fallen by 77,000 to a five-year low of 2.24m in the three months to February, official figures indicate.

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Help to Work is a costly way of punishing the jobless

Help to Work is a costly way of punishing the jobless | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Polly Toynbee: The better the employment figures, the more eager the government is to tighten the screws on those still unemployed
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