250,000 JOBS GONE THIS YEAR ALREADY; Worst figures since 1981.Byline: MARK ELLIS Mark Ellis is the name of:
NEARLY a quarter of a million people have lost their jobs in the biggest rise in unemployment for 28 years. Official figures released yesterday show 2.22 million are out of work. TUC TUC (in Britain and South Africa) Trades Union Congress TUC n abbr (BRIT) (= Trades Union Congress) → federación nacional de sindicatos TUC n abbr (Brit) (= union boss Brendan Barber Brendan Barber (b. 3 April 1951, Southport, Lancashire) has been the General Secretary of Britain's Trades Union Congress (TUC) since June 2003. He was educated at St Mary's College, Sefton and City University, where he earned a BA Hons in social sciences in 1974. said: "It is dreadful. Unemployment will almost certainly pass 2.5 million by the summer." The first three months of this year saw the number of people losing their jobs soar by 244,000, from 6.7 per cent to 7.1 per cent. It is the biggest rise since 1981, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Office for National Statistics. The number of people out of work in the UK has risen by 592,000 over the past year. Meanwhile, average earnings fell for the first time by 0.4 per cent, a sign of the severity of the economic slowdown. Employment Minister Tony McNulty Anthony James "Tony" McNulty (born 3 November 1958, London) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He has been the Labour Member of Parliament for the London constituency of Harrow East since 1997 and a government minister from 2002. He is presently a minister at the Home Office. admitted it looked "very bad". Shadow work and pensions secretary Theresa May said: "Behind these grim figures are shattered lives. Labour are sleepwalking through this unemployment crisis." The UK's biggest union, Unite, is organising a March For Jobs in Birmingham on Saturday to send a message to government ministers. Joint leader Tony Woodley said: "Thousands of people will be gathering to demand action to defend jobs. "It's imperative the Government does everything it can to keep industry alive. "It makes more sense to keep people at work than let them languish on the dole." The figures revealed a serious lack of job prospects for young people. One in six 18 to 24-year-olds is already unemployed, even before this year's crop of school-leavers and newly qualified graduates join the job market. There were 31.32 million jobs in December, down 284,000 on the year before. Most sectors showed falls, with the biggest decreases in finance and business services. David Frost, of the British Chambers of Commerce, said: "Unemployment continues to rise in the face of a worsening recession. Businesses do not want to lose key employees, but they are struggling." Voice of the Mirror: Page 10 1981 That was the year that was. by 700 million TV viewers globally. August 24: Mark Chapman jailed for murdering John Lennon. January 4: Peter Sutcliffe arrested for the Yorkshire Ripper murders. April 4: Bucks Fizz win Eurovision Song Contest with Making Your Mind Up. May 11: Bob Marley dies of cancer. July 29: Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana watched CAPTION(S): TOUGH CALL More people are seeking help at job centres but vacancies are in short supply |
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