Britain Unemployment

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  Opinion | Crime, Poverty, Fear: Great Britain Is Not So Great Anymore

  Brexit and then the Covid-19 pandemic led to an upswing in unemployment and pushed scores of communities in the UK below the poverty line.

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  Meghan Markle Returns To Work To Launch New Charity Fashion Range

  Britain's Duchess Meghan returned to work on Thursday for the first time following the birth of her first child with husband Prince Harry to launch a new fashion range whose sales will help a charity supporting unemployed women.

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  UK Unemployment Rate Hits Lowest Level Since 1975

  Britain's unemployment rate has struck a new 42-year low, official data showed on Wednesday, as the uncertainty of Brexit boosts temporary hirings.

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  Indians In UK Most Educated Among Minorities: Report

  The Indian-origin population in the UK tends to be more educated and less unemployed when compared to other ethnic minorities, according to a new report released today, even as it warned that Britain must tackle the problem of an "entrenched" race divide in the country.

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  British Unemployment Steadies Ahead Of Brexit Vote

  Britain's unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.9 percent in the three months to June, official data showed today, but isexpected to rise in the coming months owing to Brexit.

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  Hijab-Wearing Muslim Women Face Discrimination In UK: Report

  Muslim women in Britain who wear headscarves are routinely being passed over for jobs or being side-lined in the workplace, with 71 per cent of the women from the community more likely to be unemployed than white Christian women, a new report by British MPs warned today.

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  British Unemployment Falls To Lowest In A Decade

  Britain's unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in a decade, official data showed today, but the government warned of headwinds from weak growth at home and abroad.

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  In Poll-Bound Britain, Apache Indian Sings of an Election Crisis

  The song touches on election issues of unemployment and curtailments to public services

• Britain's David Cameron Isolated in EU Leader Search

  Many political battles are ugly - but toss in 28 nations, high unemployment, angry voters and a sceptical Britain and the fight over who will be the European Union's next chief executive may have profound consequences.

• French Far Right in "Earthquake" Win as Europe Votes

  Eurosceptic nationalists scored stunning victories in European Parliament elections in France and Britain on Sunday as critics of the European Union more than doubled their seats in a continent-wide protest vote against austerity and unemployment.

• British official unemployment rate hits four-year low

  Britain's unemployment rate has fallen to a four-year low point, official data showed on Wednesday, putting pressure on the Bank of England to raise its record-low interest rate sooner than expected.

• British PM says new migrants should not expect a home on arrival

  In a bid to cut down on immigration, British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday announced a string of tough measures to over-turn the country's "soft touch" image, restricting new immigrants' rights to unemployment, health benefits and a "home on arrival".

• Britain may have to admit 12,000 Indian workers: Report

  Brussels has drawn up a plan that could force Britain to admit 12,000 workers from India despite soaring unemployment at home, the Daily Mail reported.

• Jobless Britons 'applying for work at South Pole'

  It seems jobless Britons are willing to go to the end of the Earth to find work, for data has revealed that record numbers of unemployed tradesmen are applying for jobs at the South Pole.

• Jobless Britons 'applying for work at South Pole'

  Recruiters at the British Antarctic Survey are on course to receive more than 3,000 applications for just 36 jobs from plumbers, electricians, chefs and carpenters.