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Worklessness a ‘threat to growth’ after hitting 13-year high
The Telegraph via Yahoo Finance· 1 hour agoThe number of adults neither in a job nor looking for one rose to more than 9.4 million in the three...
Wales has worst UK economic inactivity rate, says ONS
BBC News· 4 hours agoWales has the highest rate in the UK of working age people not in employment or looking for a job,...
Smishing on the rise as DIY mobile phone masts used to send scam texts
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoBy using their own DIY mast, the alleged fraudsters were able to bypass mobile phone networks’...
West Midlands becomes knife crime capital of UK
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 51 minutes agoIt comes as knife crime nationally has risen by 7.2 per cent to nearly 50,000 offences, close to the past record high of 51,200, according to the Office ...
Jobs market weakens again after surprise rise in unemployment rate
PA Media: Money via Yahoo Finance· 10 hours agoBritain’s unemployment rate has unexpectedly risen to its highest rate for more than two years as...
Unemployment: Who are the millions of Britons not working?
BBC via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoHow many people are unemployed? According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), 4.4% of...
UK unemployment rate highest for more than two years
BBC News· 13 hours agoThe unemployment rate has unexpectedly risen to its highest level for two and a half years, official figures show. The Office for National</ ...
Statistics watchdog probed official’s claim that economy is going ‘gangbusters’
PA Media: Money via Yahoo Finance· 5 days agoSir Robert Chote, chairman of the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA), probed the comments made by Grant...
FTSE 100: Wall Street slips and London suffers worst day since April as traders await US inflation...
Yahoo Finance UK· 11 hours agoIt also came as the UK unemployment rate unexpectedly climbed to its highest level in two and a half...
Unemployment rate highest for more than two years
BBC via Yahoo Finance· 7 hours ago"This month's figures continue to show signs that the labour market may be cooling, with the number of vacancies still falling and unemployment rising,...