Sentences with phrase «youth unemployment hitting»

With youth unemployment hitting a record high and the total number of people out of work the highest since the Tories were last in office, the Public and Commercial Services union says the government must take urgent action to reverse the damage it is doing to our economy.

Despite a miraculous economic «recovery,» EU - wide youth unemployment hit 24 %.

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But it's important to note that before the recession hit in 2008, unemployment rates weren't all that different for youth.

Youth in Canada were hit much harder by the financial crisis, with youth unemployment peaking at 16.4 %, compared to 12 % in AustrYouth in Canada were hit much harder by the financial crisis, with youth unemployment peaking at 16.4 %, compared to 12 % in Austryouth unemployment peaking at 16.4 %, compared to 12 % in Australia.

New annihilating measures that will mainly affect the country's youth, that will increase unemployment and hit farmers who are the soul of the nation, are coming.

Hits right now include Sexion d'Assaut's (a group which remains signed to an independent label) song, Africain, which speaks to the African and African Diaspora experience of youth unemployment, voicelessness in the international debates (they reference the G8), dreams of going to Europe and America, the western media portrayal of Africa as a dangerous place, and the humiliation of racial profiling (rough English translation: «I will show my papers, OK, stop stressing; do not talk to me like I am another species»).

Youth unemployment also soared in this quarter, with 991,000 16 - 24 year olds now out of work, making the jobless rate hit a record high of 21.3 % among this age group.

*** So, to sum up, I hope I've given you a sense of our approach: we started with the Work Programme; we introduced the Youth Contract; now we're homing in on youth unemployment hot spots; action that is targeted; urgent; always looking to do more; Government working hardest for the places that have been hardestYouth Contract; now we're homing in on youth unemployment hot spots; action that is targeted; urgent; always looking to do more; Government working hardest for the places that have been hardestyouth unemployment hot spots; action that is targeted; urgent; always looking to do more; Government working hardest for the places that have been hardest hit.

The austerity hit directly at our constituency,» he maintained, adding, «There is no way that with the global unemployment, particularly youth unemployment you have in this country, that will not become an election issue.»

- GDP per capita is still lower than it was before the recession - Earnings and household incomes are far lower in real terms than they were in 2010 - Five million people earn less than the Living Wage - George Osborne has failed to balance the Budget by 2015, meaning 40 % of the work must be done in the next parliament - Absolute poverty increased by 300,000 between 2010/11 and 2012/13 - Almost two - thirds of poor children fail to achieve the basics of five GCSEs including English and maths - Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for a decade

In communities like mine in Birmingham, now hit with the highest youth unemployment in the country, local residents who once voted Lib Dem will never ever forgive or forget the betrayal of our young people.

The figure, the highest since the mid-1970s, follows Spain's prolonged recession and deep spending cuts.Spain unemployment rate hit a record: youth rate at 55 %