Tag: unemployment
Trouble ahead: inflation, energy poverty, Bank of England and Truss
and London's Streets Paved with Poverty
By Russell Bruce
The Bank of England in raising interests...
CEBR’s dire Scottish employment forecasts challenged by Swinney
By a Newsnet reporter Scotland’s Finance Minister John Swinney has called into question conclusions in a report that forecasts Scottish unemployment will be the...
Scottish Government needs more powers to tackle youth unemployment says STUC...
By G.A.Ponsonby A member of the STUC’s Youth Committee has called on the UK Government to hand over more powers to the Scottish Parliament...
Capital spending urged as Scottish unemployment falls by 12,000
By Martin Kelly Scottish unemployment has fallen to below UK levels with figures published today showing a drop of 12,000. The drop in...
SNP say giving hope to young unemployed people is a top...
By a Newsnet reporter SNP MSP Adam Ingram has welcomed the launch of the Scottish Government’s new Youth Employment Strategy, Scotland's ninth National...
Private job creation boost as Scottish unemployment rate edges ahead of...
By a Newsnet reporter The creation of jobs by Scotland’s private sector has outstripped those of the UK as a whole as the jobless...
Scottish unemployment shows slight increase but again the UK is worse
By G.A.Ponsonby Scotland’s employment rate has outperformed the UK for the twelfth consecutive month despite unemployment increasing slightly, according to official figures. Statistics for July-September...