Sentences with phrase «youth unemployment remains»

Indeed, in countries like Spain and Greece, youth unemployment remains above 50 percent and shows little sign of abating despite improvements in the economies of these countries.

Shadow work and pensions secretary Liam Byrne welcomed the news of falling unemployment, but pointed out that youth unemployment remained above the one - million mark at 1.02 million.

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Economic growth has been falling since 2010 and the economy has been operating below its potential since then; employment growth, particularly full time employment growth has struggled; in 2014 only 121,000 jobs were created; employment growth has not kept up with population growth; labor force participation has declined to its lowest level since 2000; long - term unemployment has increased; the unemployment rate remains stuck at just under 7 per cent, and youth unemployment is at 14 per cent; business investment has stagnated; and Canadians are losing confidence in their economic future.

There are certainly areas of desperation, including unemployment among minority youth and individuals with disabilities, but at the current unemployment rate of 4.6 %, my impression is that the «jobs crisis» in this country is actually better described as an income crisis, because wages and salaries as a share of total income remain near record lows.

More budget tightening is needed as well, the IMF said, and unemployment remains at dangerously high levels, especially among youth.

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»).

Nana Addo as a true statesman should support President Mahama and use his remaining years in the world to invest in the creation of jobs for the increasing unemployment youth in the country to benefit.

It remains the greatest source of social misery on the continent — requiring intense austerity in countries such as Greece, and causing terrible youth unemployment across southern Europe from which millions will suffer lifelong scars.

The Tories remain proud of their council in Kent; its 14 - 24 innovation unit has set up 25 vocational centres, in a bid to confront local youth unemployment.

- 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