Advertisement

  1. National

Jobless lowest level for a year

Unemployment has fallen to its lowest level for a year. The jobless total fell by 46,000 in the quarter to June to 2.56 million giving an unemployment rate of 8%. But there were big regional variations.

View all 14 updates ›

Iain Duncan Smith: 'Businesses are starting to give young people a chance'

Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith told Sky News he welcomed today's fall in unemployment figures.

The private sector is robust, people are working hard and trying hard. [...]

Yes we have to do more, yes we need to grow more, but these figures are going in the right direction.

We are beginning to see some real results in youth unemployment. What I am beginning to detect, business are beginning to look at young people and give them a chance, and I would appeal to businesses to give young people to continue to do this, and we will help them with that.

  1. Read more
  2. 14 updates
Jobless lowest level for a year

More top news