Shadow Minister for Employment

Government Must Tackle Unemployment After Number Of Jobless Women Hits 23 Year High

Stephen Timms | Posted 14.11.2011 | UK Politics
Stephen Timms

Long term unemployment has doubled over the past year. The biggest rise in unemployment for two years - since before the end of the recession. A very worrying surge in youth unemployment, by 78,000. And the largest number of women out of work for 23 years.