UK Unemployment Drops Down 2.51 Million: ONS
Mark Hoban, the Employment Minister, told the BBC that the number of people in work has been increased by 100,000 and youth unemployment is below a million again.Latest figures show sharp increase in long-term unemployment, coursing towards the million marks. According to Shadow work and pensions secretary Liam Byrne this is a particularly worrying area.According to Anna Marie Detert, a director at KPMG Management Consulting, the development was being motivated by the private sector, in manufacturing and services, but it is too early to tell whether it is the first sign of real sustainable growth in the jobs market.She also said that greater numbers securing permanent jobs can be seen across a variety of sectors.