The cost of unemployment
Faisal Islam blogs on the rise in unemployment to over 2.5m just two weeks ahead of the general election.
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UK unemployment soars to its highest level for 17 years with 16 to 24-year-olds the hardest hit. Economics Editor Faisal Islam meets some of the young jobless fighting to get onto the career ladder.
“It’s a sensitive topic for a Government that scrapped Education Maintenance Allowance for teenagers who wanted to stay in education, and axed Labour’s flagship back-to-work project, the Future Jobs Fund.”
Unemployment is rising at its fastest level for two years, as the number of young people without jobs surges.
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Two-and-a-half million people are now unemployed while the number of young people out of work soars to one of its highest levels in another bad blow to Britain’s delicate economy, writes Faisal Islam.
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Faisal Islam blogs on the rise in unemployment to over 2.5m just two weeks ahead of the general election.
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