Responding to the latest unemployment figures published today
(Wednesday) by the Office for National Statistics, Midlands TUC Regional Secretary Rob Johnston said:
"Today's fall in unemployment is welcome, but there
are worrying trends brewing and with the economy getting smaller it may only be
a matter of time before the dole queues start rising again.
"Young people in particular are struggling to get
their careers off the ground. The number of people under 25 who are neither
working or in full-time education has risen again to nearly 1.5 million.
"The government's response to this youth jobs crisis
has been poor. Successful initiatives have been scrapped and then reinstated
with less funding. Young people are still awaiting a replacement for
Educational Maintenance Allowance to support them through their education too.
"Ministers must step up job support before
unemployment starts rising again otherwise help will come too late for too many
people."
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