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The rate of unemployment lifted to 4.4% in the three months to April, up from 4.3% in the three months to March

Tilbury, which is a port town in Essex, has one of the lowest turnouts for elections in the country and an unemployment rate close to twice the national average

There was once something known as the dignity of labour – but sadly those days are long gone now

New data shows vacancies fell by 0.46% to 862,294 in March - 17% lower than a year ago

While smoking rates have fallen among working-class women in England, they appear to have jumped in more advantaged groups, according to a study from University College London (UCL)

Robert Walters said its gross profit dropped by 16% to £81million in the three months to the end of March, compared with the previous year, while Hays said its group fees dropped by 14% in the three months to the end of March

In an analysis of the number of monthly Google searches for 233 search terms related to stress and anxiety by area these are the places that came highest per capita

The US jobless rate has now remained below 4% for 26 straight months, the longest such streak since the 1960s

A woman who lost her job just before she was about to have a baby, not only salvaged her career but pocketed money in the process when she decided to relocate her business - to her own property

The Office for National Statistics said average regular pay growth, excluding bonuses, fell to 6.1% in the quarter to January, down from 6.2% in the three months to December

Lancashire's Ribble Valley was named the happiest local authority in the UK in a new survey based on the availability of green spaces, weekly earnings, crime and unemployment rates

People can find out here the happiest places to live in the UK in a list of the top 10 where locals enjoy the highest levels of well being and least stress, according to a new study

Paul Routledge on the alarming rise in mental health issues among 18 to 24 year olds, and how it's no surprise when one in five are forced to take jobs in unstable environments

Being made redundant is highly stressful, but when your job is then advertised just after you leave for a lot less money it crosses a line, as one social-media user has recounted

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation said there are now around 1.8 million vacancies in total advertised

Elizabeth Thornton from Kissimmee, Florida won $2,900 (£2,296) but was denied her lottery winnings as she was overpaid in unemployment benefits during the pandemic

The health and beauty firms said last year they planned to recruit 500 new apprentices over three years, but more than 80% of the target was reached by 2023.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said changes to the way that it gathers information on the UK labour force has seen it revise the unemployment rate down to 3.9% for the quarter, from the 4.2% previous estimate

Group 1 Automotive, which owns more than 70 car dealerships in the UK, said it plans to reduce its UK headcount by around 10% in the first quarter of this year, impacting around 300 people

Gary Maloney has been awarded compensation for loss of earnings as he was unemployed for around five months following his missal from Bill Griffin Motors in Dublin

The group, which also owns the Toolstation chain, said the job cuts were made in the final three months of 2023, largely across its Northampton headquarters and central support teams, but also with some staff impacted in its branches

It is the lowest rate since the three months to January last year and one of the steepest falls in earnings growth since during the pandemic

Accounting and business advisory firm BDO said it has recorded UK employment at its weakest since August 2013 in its latest employment index report

The Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies Paul Johnson said the country's welfare system is 'possibly the meanest in Europe in terms of how it treats the unemployed'

A man who recently lost his job was left dumbfounded when his partner of three years said she wouldn't cover his expenses because he hasn't shown her enough commitment, including not proposing to her