Unemployment

The system was designed to make claiming simpler - but critics say it creates ‘misery’

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Retail sector expected to see at least 22,500 jobs disappear

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Experts say keeping wage subsidy programme ‘might have paid for itself’ by preventing redundancies

Older workers are shouldering the burden of pandemic job losses and pay cuts

Number of people on unemployment benefit per vacancy increases fivefold

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Friday 17 July

IFS says chancellor’s spin on recycled cash is ‘corrosive to public trust’

Chancellor slashes stamp duty and VAT as total bill for coronavirus relief soars above annual health spend

Chancellor also expected to announce stamp duty ‘holiday’ and VAT cut in bid to boost post-lockdown economy

Many thousands of further redundancies are expected

Britain rebounding ‘sooner and faster’ than expected - but unemployment poses threat

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Tuesday 19 May

Warnings coronavirus will cause economic hit ‘multiple times that of the global financial crisis’

OECD research reveals ‘hidden’ areas of joblessness located mainly in northern urban areas

Record high employment has strengthened employee bargaining power amid mounting fears of skills shortage

Latest figures also reveal that vacancies have soared as record number of EU workers leave

New figures show wages rose by 2.8% in February, when inflation was 2.7%

Resolution Foundation report urges Government to do more to help UK’s ‘forgotten unemployed’

With unemployment low and falling, demand for foreign labour remains strong

Third of male employees say jobs impact on their wellbeing

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Matt Hancock aims for 'no excuses' culture, ending benefits dependency with intensive job seeking

On the eve of the EU elections, economist Guido Cozzi lays out the rules for saving the eurozone

Sharpest fall in unemployment in 17 years is 'good for economy', but wages aren't keeping pace

Euro falls as predictions of recovery confounded by record joblessness in first two months of year