Join us today!
Printable version
Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/11443
Posted on 16 March 2011 at 15:59 GMT
Unemployment figures rise
UK unemployment rose by 27,000 in the three months to the end of January 2011, to 2.53 million jobless people - the highest since 1994.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) says the jobless rate is now 8%, the highest since 1996. The unemployment rate for 16-24 year olds is up by 0.8% to 20.6%.
Why not click here to join the Socialist Party, or click here to donate to the Socialist Party.
2017