unemployment Articles

Labour must transform Britain's workforce if it is to effectively tackle the challenges of the 21st century, writes Chris Carter The challenges of an ageing population are enormous. Skills shortages, healthcare pressures, squeezed public services are but some of the...

Last week the Trades Union Congress released research that showed that BAME workers with degrees are two and a half times more likely to be unemployed. This is at the same time as the government pats itself on the back for falling unemployment numbers, while...

The threat of Brexit aside, the economy looks set to continue improving, says Kitty Ussher Regardless of the politics of the matter, the main news from last month’s budget is that the economy is in good shape. Of course, that is not to say there is not room for...

The unemployment figures are finally heading in the right direction – but beneath the headlines there is an inconvenient truth: long-term unemployment is here to stay. It may have fallen as the economy has recovered, but whether in growth or recession there remains a...