Too early to call a jobs recovery

Cheryl Pidgeon

Commenting on the latest unemployment figures published today (Wednesday), TUC Regional Secretary Cheryl Pidgeon said:  “While any fall in unemployment is welcome, it would be dangerously naïve to believe that these figures constitute a jobs recovery. “The overall rise in employment is based on shaky foundations with a notable rise in involuntary part-time work.
“With unemployed people outnumbering job vacancies by five to one it’s time the government focused on helping them back into work, rather than insisting that the labour market is flourishing.”