UK unemployment rate falls to 4.9% and wages grow more than expected
Drop will put pressure on Bank of England to raise interest rates despite peace deal in Iran warBusiness live – latest updatesUnemployment fell and wa...
RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank holds official cash rate at 4.35% as economy slows and unemployment rises
Reserve Bank of Australia decision on Tuesday comes after three consecutive cash rate hikes this yearFollow our Australia news live blog for latest up...
Record number of young people fear long-term unemployment
Report says confidence among 16- to 21-year-olds has fallen sharply as they doubt hard work will be rewardedYoung people in England are increasingly “...
Former M&S chief appointed to tackle UK youth unemployment crisis
Key part of Marc Bolland’s government advisory role will be to help disabled or depressed young people find training or jobA former chief executive of...
Rise in youth unemployment driving more to homelessness, UK charities say
Centrepoint warns young people facing ‘huge scarcity of work opportunities’ after Alan Milburn’s report on crisisThe growing number of young people no...
How a borough in Merseyside is bucking the UK's youth unemployment trend
A major review has declared that Britain faces a "lost generation" - could personalised early intervention help prevent under-16s falling into the Nee...
UK risks £125bn hit a year from youth unemployment, landmark report says
Alan Milburn warns of ‘lost generation’ after number of young people not in work or education rises to more than 1m‘A record of failure’: what’s in fi...
Labour needs ‘system reset’ to tackle youth unemployment, report to say
Alan Milburn, who is leading review commissioned by government, says current strategy ‘going in wrong direction’Labour has failed to tackle soaring yo...
Australia’s unemployment rate jumps to 4.5% in ‘tentative signs labour market is buckling’
Surprise rise in jobless rate will give Reserve Bank more reason to delay another interest rate hike at June meetingFollow our Australia news live blo...
UK unemployment unexpectedly rises to 5% as firms squeezed by Iran war
Pay growth eases to 3.4% as businesses face pressure from soaring energy costsUnemployment in the UK has unexpectedly risen to 5% while wage growth ha...
Lloyds takes £151m hit from Iran war as it forecasts rise in UK unemployment
Bank expects its base case for GDP growth to be 0.5% this year, lower than IMF’s 0.8% prediction for BritainBusiness live – latest updatesLloyds has w...
UK unemployment shows surprise fall to 4.9% as pay growth drops to lowest in five years
ONS data for three months to February is not expected to alter Bank of England’s decision on interest ratesUnemployment in the UK unexpectedly fell in...
