Unemployment

Unemployment down, job vacancies up: good news for some, especially the food industry which is now Britain’s biggest private sector employer. So why is it so hard to get businesses off the ground?

Casey, from Salford, tells Channel 4 News about life behind the youth unemployment statistics – for more from Casey and other young people talking about austerity Britain, tune in tonight at 7.

Mark Hoban, minister for work and pensions, says the government’s work programme has made “significant progress” as figures show more than half of contractors have failed to meet their targets.

Youth unemployment rises to 23.5 per cent in the European Union (EU), according to official figures released today.

Unemployment increases for the third time in a row, amid warnings that there are likely to be more job losses in the months ahead.

The government faces protests as it launches the controversial new universal credit benefit system as part of major changes to welfare.

As a UN team visits Greece to assess how austerity is hitting human rights, Channel 4 News wants your help to find out what impact the eurozone crisis is having on young people across Europe.

The jobless total has risen by 70,000 to hit 2.56 million in the latest quarter to February this year, leading to claims that the jobs recovery is coming to an end.

MPs have expressed fears that the government’s huge welfare shake-up will leave the benefits system more vulnerable to fraud.

Iain Duncan Smith says he could live on £53 a week – but could he? Channel 4 News looks at the numbers and speaks to one woman who is struggling to cope on this amount of money.

As the banking crisis in Cyprus continues, what comes next? And what has happened to other EU countries that have been bailed out?

First official figures showed the Work Programme got 3.5 per cent into long-term jobs. Now a report finds the scheme is not helping those who need it most and criticises DWP for lack of transparency.