Unemployment in UK hits 2.5 million

[temi]

The number of people unemployed in the UK rose by 53,000 to 2.51 million during the three months to March, official figures have shown.
The unemployment total is now at its highest level since December 1994.
However, the total number of people claiming unemployment benefit fell in April by 27,100 to 1.52 million - a sharper fall than expected.
The rate of unemployment remained at 8%, the Office for National Statistics said.



There was also a rise in the number of people classed as economically inactive - those out of work and not seeking work. They rose by almost 100,000 to a record total of just under 8.2 million.
The ONS figures showed youth unemployment rising, with 941,000 16 to 24-year-olds out of work in the January to March period - a rise of 18,000 on the previous three months. The number of over-50s out of work for more than a year climbed 12,000 on the quarter to 146,000.



source/full story: bbc

[webcreationuk]

There are some hard times this period, unfortunately things seem to go only down. Hope economic situation will improve soon...somehow..

[johnsonkelly]

This is very hard time for those people who have lost there job. I can hope economic situation will improve.

[Jenny]

There are some hard times this people who are sitting ideal at home

[zbastian_19]

sad to hear that specially those unemployed peeps not dominating, unfortunately its happening globally not only in UK. Hope things will be ok soon.

[FlightCenter]

That's astonishing...now more than ever it's important to double your efforts in the online space to hedge yourself against the economic recession these past few years.

[frankken]

UK unemployment is 2.5 millions,ratio 8% national statistics report.Thank you for information

[+IT]

Be happy you are living in UK!
I am from Kyrgyzstan - our GDP went down by over 25% (in official data), sales volume went below 47%.

I am still alive and keep working :D

[simpleservers]

wow, thats alot of people not working,
i live in the uk and work also, i guess im lucky looking at this.