Unemployment

ONS may have ‘lost’ a million workers from job figures since pandemic

Policymakers have been “left in the dark,” by official jobs figures since the pandemic, which may have “lost” almost a million workers according to the thinktank Resolution Foundation.In a...

Ghost jobs: why do 40% of companies advertise positions that don’t exist?

Name: Ghost jobs.Age: Old, but increasingly common.Appearance: The most terrifying thing on Earth.Happy Halloween! I’m all for keeping...

Strong jobs figures lower expectations of pre-Christmas interest rate cut

Australia’s economy added far more jobs than expected last month, making it less likely the Reserve Bank will...

Unemployed could be given weight-loss jabs to get back to work, says Wes Streeting

New weight-loss jabs could be given to unemployed people to help them get back into work, Wes Streeting...

Portugal proposes decade of tax breaks for young people to stem brain drain

Portugal is proposing a novel way of stemming the country’s brain drain: a decade of progressive tax breaks...

‘People’s futures on the line’ amid surge in youth unemployment, unions warn

Youth unemployment has risen to a post-pandemic high as unions warned that “young people’s futures are on the line” amid a widespread struggle to...