Jon Snow
C4 Class of 2012: The 'one million' challenge
It is painful even to write it – one million young people unemployed. Jon Snow blogs on the battle to address and retrieve what some have casually tagged the ‘lost generation’.
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Top tips for job-seekers from UK’s largest employers
Is a degree worth the cost? Are apprenticeships a route to work? Should you still aim high? Sainsbury’s CEO Justin King, O2 chief executive Ronan Dunne and others, reveal all at the C4 Class of 2012.
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David Miliband: ‘We must guarantee jobs for young people’
Former Foreign Secretary David Miliband tells the C4 Class of 2012 that the government needs to guarantee jobs, while Sainsbury’s CEO Justin King says modern apprenticeships “have been hijacked”.
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C4 Class of 2012 Q and A: How to get a graduate job
With at least 340,000 graduates entering the jobs market this year and fewer jobs available, how can graduates get their first step on the jobs ladder? Channel 4 News speaks to the experts.
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Jon Snow
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C4 Class of 2012: ‘So much rejection is dehumanising’
Overall unemployment falls in the last three months, but the number of young people out of work rises to 1.02 million. One 20-year-old tells Channel 4 News that job centres need to do more to help.
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‘I don’t want to go back to benefits’
C4 Class of 2012: Unemployed for years, Kealy has struggled to find a job that pays for the basics and childcare for two children. But running a pop-up shop for a day could be a new beginning.
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C4 Class of 2012: the lost generation?
With one million young people unemployed in Britain today, Channel 4 investigates how to create jobs for the Class of 2012 with a live panel debate.
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Jackie Long
Tougher work-experience scheme may prove to be no joke
Employment Minister Chris Grayling is planning a tougher work-experience system for young people… but will unemployed graduates feel the benefit?
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Teenagers’ hopes hit by ‘economic deterioration’
Students waiting for their GCSE results this week have seen the most “dramatic” changes to their prospects than any other secondary school year group for 70 years, according to a report.
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Jackie Long
Does the ‘A’ in A-level now stand for anxiety?
As hundreds of thousands of students receive their A-level results, Social Affairs Editor Jackie Long blogs on how the world that students will be entering has changed in the last few decades.
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UK unemployment falls by 46,000 to 2.56 million
Unemployment falls by 46,000 between April and June to 2.56 million, according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS). Much of the fall was recorded in London, suggesting an Olympics boost.
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Why recession plus labour hoarding means more jobs
As latest government figures show a drop in the number of people without work – despite the recession – Channel 4 News speaks to one of the economists who are scratching their heads to explain why.
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The truth about falling unemployment
As unemployment falls for the fourth month in a row, Channel 4 News looks behind the figures and finds a mixed picture.
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Small increase in graduate jobs for class of 2012
A report into this year’s graduate market shows a 0.9 per cent increase in graduate vacancies. But with a record number of applications for graduate positions, competition for jobs is high.
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UK jobless figures down – why?
As the UK struggles under the government’s coalition cuts, the latest unemployment figures show a surprise fall in jobless numbers – but why?
