Birmingham Mail - Tag - unemployment

Thousands more join West Midlands dole queue

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

ANOTHER 4,000 people joined the dole queues in the West Midlands last month as the UK’s jobless rate rose to a 16-year high.

Solihull student takes hunt for jobs in Birmingham to the street

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:36:00 GMT

A PENNILESS student took his desperate hunt for work to the streets by wearing a sandwich board which read: “Please give me a job!’’

UK unemployment jumps to 2.68 million, hitting a 17-year high

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Unemployment reached a 17-year high today after a 118,000 increase in the jobless total, which saw a record number of young people out of work.

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Birmingham Mail — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Most business leaders believe the economy will get worse this year because of the eurozone crisis, the UK's budget deficit and rising unemployment, according to a new study.

Unemployment rate in West Midlands rises again

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:09:00 GMT

Unemployment in the West Midlands has increased by 1.7% in the three months to October, official figures have shown.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) data revealed that a total of 243,000 people were unemployed in the region between August and October, 4,000 more than in the previous quarter.The region's unemployment rate was 9.2%.Nationwide, unemployment reached a 17-year high after another 128,000 joined the jobless ranks, taking the total to 2.64 million.A series of grim figures delivered a pre-Christmas blow to the Government, with youth and female unemployment showing big rises and the number of people claiming jobseeker's allowance increasing for the ninth month in a row.

Birmingham youth see future away from city

Birmingham Mail — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT

ALMOST two-thirds of the youth in Birmingham believe their future lies away from the city, according to a recent panel event aimed at helping to dispel myths about young people.

Older staff face being thrown on scrapheap

Birmingham Mail — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

ALMOST 4,000 experienced workers over the age of 50 have been forced on to the dole queue in Birmingham.

Prince's Trust calls on Birmingham businesses to help city's young jobless

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT

A CHARITY is calling on Birmingham businesses to help tackle youth unemployment in the city.

90,000 people in West Midlands claiming benefits for more than 10 years

Birmingham Mail — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 05:49:00 GMT

MORE than 90,000 people in the West Midlands have spent the last ten years on benefits.

Welcome to Hodge Hill - Birmingham's jobs blackspot

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 09 May 2011 09:59:00 GMT

IT’S Birmingham’s jobs blackspot – where 44 unemployed people are chasing every vacancy.