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Instability in Scottish labour market »

SNP accuses Westminster of cutting budgets as Scottish oil revenues rise

Figures released last week by the National Office for Statistics showed a mixed picture for Scotland’s labour market. In the three-month period up until the end of August, the number of Scots out of work rose by 13,000, taking the total to 231,0...

Wed 27 Oct 2010 by Rachel Hunt | Read more »

Government called to drop target 50% university target »

The Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) has called for the government to scrap its 50 percent higher education target, amidst claims that it has misled students on their employment prospects.   The call comes after the student community websi...

Mon 19 Apr 2010 by Jessica Abrahams | Read more »

Unemployment figures hit record high »

Jobcentre Plus (St Andrews Sq) (03/10)

  Predictions that unemployment rates would fall in the New Year have been proven premature this week, as figures show that record numbers claimed unemployment benefits in January 2010. Unemployment figures began to fall after the economy emerge...

Wed 03 Mar 2010 by Jessica Abrahams | Read more »

Get the kettle on »

Get the kettle on

It is a longstanding stereotype of the British national character that its people are wilfully restrained by a good-natured apathy; shrugging shoulders, cynical smirks, and the iconic remedial cup of tea all suggest an attitude of "why bother?" This fo...

Wed 03 Mar 2010 | Read more »

Black youths twice as likely to be unemployed »

Black youths twice as likely to be unemployed

New employment analysis reveals that black 16-24 year olds are almost twice as likely to be unemployed as their white counterparts. The analysis was carried out by the Institute of Public Policy Research, a think-tank often described as having close l...

Wed 03 Feb 2010 by Melanie Archer | Read more »

Youths fight for jobs »

A group campaigning against youth unemployment has planned a demonstration to take place in London on 28 November. Youth Fight for Jobs is calling for government to expand the public sector, creating more “permanent socially useful jobs that pay...

Wed 28 Oct 2009 by Constantine Innemée | Read more »

Opposition parties blast SNP for 'dumping' students »

Alex Salmond and John Swinney

Opposition parties have accused the SNP of failing students as the new academic year begins with record high graduate unemployment rates. Shadow education secretary Rhona Brankin lashed out at the SNP for not mentioning education in the presentation o...

Sun 13 Sep 2009 by Constantine Innemée | Read more »

Labour enlists Jeremy Kyle in scrap against unemployment »

Talk show host Jeremy Kyle could become the host of a state-sponsored television programme aimed at getting unemployed Britons back into work, after the government entered into preliminary talks with ITV. Recent high-profile court cases have criticise...

Wed 17 Sep 2008 | Read more »

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