Unemployment rises to 2.5 million
Latest figures reveal 929,000 16-24 year olds were out of work from December to February
There were more signs that the road to recovery is going to have many ups and downs as unemployment climbed in the three months December to February to 2.5 million or 8% of the population. Despite woeful figures for youth unemployment, there was a silver lining for the government with the number of people claiming unemployment benefit falling in March by 32,900 to 1.54 million. Also the average weekly earnings including bonuses were up 2.3 % compared to the year before in the three months.
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