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June 26th 2009 10:50
The global economy downturn has been causing the unemployed rate in United Kingdom rose and reached over 2.2 million in the first three months in 2009!
According to the UK’s National Statistics (ONS), the unemployed rate rose from the previous 6.7% in March to 7.1% in April. The officer from National Statistics also mentioned that the quarterly rises in the unemployed rate were the most significant since 1981!
Can you believe that it is only about 455,000 job vacancies in the first three months of 2009 in the whole United Kingdom? This number was 232,000 or 33.78% lower in the same period of 2008!
Brian Hilliard, the chief UK economist at Societe Generale concerned about the unemployed rate and he worried that the unemployed rate would be reached up to 10% in the end of the year!
Beside that, the Employment Minister of United Kingdom, Tony McNulty claimed that the unemployed rate is very bad, and it might take longer time to recover from it!
According to the UK’s National Statistics (ONS), the unemployed rate rose from the previous 6.7% in March to 7.1% in April. The officer from National Statistics also mentioned that the quarterly rises in the unemployed rate were the most significant since 1981!
Can you believe that it is only about 455,000 job vacancies in the first three months of 2009 in the whole United Kingdom? This number was 232,000 or 33.78% lower in the same period of 2008!
Brian Hilliard, the chief UK economist at Societe Generale concerned about the unemployed rate and he worried that the unemployed rate would be reached up to 10% in the end of the year!
Beside that, the Employment Minister of United Kingdom, Tony McNulty claimed that the unemployed rate is very bad, and it might take longer time to recover from it!
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