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One interesting trend in the labour market is that of youth unemployment. The youth unemployment rate, as defined by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), captures the proportion of unemployed people in the labour force...

Estimates from the Labour Force Survey show that, between October to December 2017 and January to March 2018, the number of people in work increased, the number of unemployed people decreased and the number of people aged from 16 to 64 years not work...

The ABC was invited to the launch of the Guardian Public Service Awards yesterday in London at the Guardian Media Group HQ (14/05/2018). Champagne and canapes were liberally applied to the 'great and the good' who were invited. Unlike many events whe...

MPs are warning that the regulations around universal credit pose a ‘very real risk’ to entrepreneurs as they have been designed with ‘little regard for the reality of self-employed work’ and are calling for changes to the rul...

Twenty-four million new jobs will be created globally by 2030 if the right policies to promote a greener economy are put in place, a new ILO report says.  According to World Employment and Social Outlook 2018: Greening with Jobs , acti...

Labour sources have confirmed Margaret Greenwood’s interim role as shadow work and pensions secretary has been made permanent following the sacking of Debbie Abrahams. Greenwood has been filling in at shadow Cabinet since Abrahams was first sus...

BT is set to slash 13,000 jobs over the course of three years with a view to streamline its management and back-office posts. The telecoms firm said the job cuts – which amount to 12% of its workforce – and other measures will enable it t...

ONS is seeking to increase the role of administrative and other evolving data sources to assess how they could be used to improve the production of official statistics. Earth Observation (EO) data includes satellite and aerial imagery and are emergin...

The world is undergoing a digital transformation, offering enormous opportunities for growth, innovation, and jobs. However, digital skills and tools can still seem out of reach to many. Google started the Grow with Google initiative three years ago,...

Scottish Government investment of nearly £28 million in the software sector has contributed to a jobs boom in the industry, latest statistics can reveal. The number of software enterprises registered in Scotland has increased by over 90% since...