Youth unemployment worst in Europe - as jobless rate reaches a million

Posted on November 12, 2009
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The number of jobless university leavers is predicted to have reached the 100,000 mark when the latest unemployment figures are released on Wednesday, up from 70,000 last year, raising the prospect of a 2009 “lost generation” of out of work graduates.

Research by Keep Britain Working found that four out of five voters said that the parties’ policy on tackling youth unemployment would influence their choice at the next general election.

The Government will attempt to cushion the blow from the unemployment statistics, which experts predict will almost certainly show youth jobless rates at more than a million having reached 946,000 in August, by unveiling thousands of new jobs as part of the Backing Young Britain campaign.

A comparison of youth unemployment across Europe based on the July figures and released by the Conservatives shows that Britain has more out of work youngsters that any other country in the European Union.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/6525629/Youth-unemployment-worst-in-Europe—as-jobless-rate-reaches-a-million.html

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An estimated 577,000 people arrived to live in the UK for at least a year in 2007, compared with 591,000 in 2006. These figures represent a continuation of the level of immigration seen since 2004. Of all immigrants, 502,000 (87 per cent) were non-British citizens in 2007.

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=260