Youth unemployment at ‘extraordinary’ levels
On Oct. 27, 2026, Ken Chatoor of Labour Market Information Council spoke at a parliamentary committee.
On Oct. 27, 2026, Ken Chatoor of Labour Market Information Council spoke at a parliamentary committee.
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment slipped to a 57-year last week as lay-offs remained low against the backdrop of a resilient labour market. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 6,000 to a...
The number of people filing initial claims for unemployment benefits sank by 6,000 to 189,000 in the final week of October, tying the July 18 reading that was the lowest level of claims since 1969. The four-week...
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Getting clear about how much slack there is will tell us how tight monetary policy should be
A man walks past a branch of the National Australia Bank (NAB) in Melbourne, Australia, on May 6, 2021. (William West/AFP via Getty Images)
Employment in the United States grew by 165,000 jobs in October, far exceeding analysts’ expectations, with the unemployment rate dipping to 4.1 per cent, government data showed on Friday. Covered by 3 outlets: 2 are centre, 1 lean right.
Employment in the United States grew by 165,000 jobs in October, far exceeding analysts’ expectations, with the unemployment rate dipping to 4.1 per cent, government data showed on Friday. The relatively stable...
The U.S. job market likely improved after a weak September, with layoffs low and workers enjoying job security.
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£10m in Government funding for the market was announced in the Budget
ADP Employment Report Signals Strong Labor Market Across The Board, Wage Growth Accelerates ADP's Employment Report showed a better than expected rise in jobs in October , up 86k (vs +67k exp) - the 16th monthly rise in employment in a...
Claims At 57-Year Lows, Sentiment Near Record Lows, Hires Rate Stuck At 3.4%: The Labor Market's Trilemma Gets A Hawkish Twist Three datasets, three different economies. In one, layoffs are scarcer than at any point since Nixon's first...
The Labor Department figures were more than twice as strong as analysts had expected before Friday's report.
Lucy Powell left television viewers baffled over her defence of Ed Miliband’s infamous meeting with Russell Brand when he was Labour leader. Labour is still trying to gaslight us over Russell Brand and Ed Miliband. Covered by 5 outlets:...
The former Labour shadow chancellor said he questioned Mr Miliband's decision to sit down with the now-disgraced comedian as he tried to become prime minister.
Ed Miliband appeared on Russell Brand's web show
Labour is still trying to gaslight us over Russell Brand and Ed Miliband. Time to look at the facts.
Labour minister Lucy Powell said she was 'shocked and depressed' by some of the cross-examination of victims
Labour's ruling National Executive Committee sets out where it is cutting ties with the Greens. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 lean left, 2 are centre.
Party pulls plug on co-operation agreements in 11 councils where it was working with the smaller party, citing recent motion
Deals with six Green council groups that have condemned the motion are to remain in place, says Labour UK politics live – latest updates Labour is to stop cooperating with the Green party in 11 councils across...
Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has launched WhatsApp services for EPFO members, allowing them to check their PF balance, access passbook details and view their latest five transactions. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 lean left, 1 are...
EPFO has launched WhatsApp services allowing members to check their PF balance, view the last five transactions and download their passbook. Here is a step-by-step guide to using the service, including how to access...
Mandaviya rolls out EPFO services through WhatsApp: Check PF balance, passbook and latest transactions on your phone Livemint Focus on worker-centric innovations across domains, Labour Minister tells EPFO employees...
Any revolt among MPs is likely to be smaller than the one that badly damaged Keir Starmer's government.
Could the Milburn review reignite a Labour welfare rebellion? In the latest episode, Sky's Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy discuss the proposals and whether the parliamentary Labour Party would back them. 🎧...
The Home Office is being sued in the High Court by a company currently providing remote-controlled drones to spot migrant dinghies.
The boat reached a beach near Dover.
Labour had dominated Welsh politics for a century but went from being in power in Cardiff Bay to a distant third place in May’s polls.
Was the 'Burnham bounce' behind Labour's by-election win in Wigan as they reverse fortunes to take the Hindley Green seat?
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Schools that follow guidance requiring children to use toilets matching their biological sex could also be accused of 'abusive conversion practices' by suppressing their gender identity.
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Together, Rachel Reeves and John Healey have now announced increases projected to increase the burden by £85billion by 2031-32.
On Saturday, Labour will publish a review into its historic election defeat in May’s Senedd election.
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Proposal to be launched next week aimed at helping nearly one million young people not in education, employment or training
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Failsworth West's new Reform councillor Chris Baddeley said he was ‘very grateful’ to those that voted for him and ‘now it’s down to me to do my best and see how we go’
The PM's party, who lost all 25 seats contested in May's local elections, came out on top in Thursday's poll in Hindley Green, a ward in the heart of his Makerfield constituency
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Stephen Nott has 30 previous convictions for 69 offences but is eligible for £3,000-a-month in Universal Credit and £750-a-month in controversial Personal Independence Payments [PIP].
This blog is now closed On the Today programme this morning, the Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy , a prominent leftwinger, indicated she might vote against legislation to implement the Alan Milburn proposals. She said she was concerned by...
It has been over two years since Labour promised to ban imports of the parts of animals hunted for sport.
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There is a growing expectation among senior Labour figures that drilling in the oil field will be given the green light.
OPINION - PAUL BALDWIN: We are sleepwalking to levels of nosing by the state that previous generations would simply not have allowed
Exclusive: Cutting 2030 goal would be a ‘step backwards’, say MPs, as ministers clash over proposed reductions Labour MPs are urging the government not to weaken its electric vehicle targets as divided cabinet ministers prepare for a...
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An Edinburgh councillor will stand for reelection following an unsuccessful campaign to remove her from the Labour Party’s candidate list.