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Unemployment figures may encourage more training

16 November 2011
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Unemployment figures may encourage more trainingMore people may seek training to improve their qualifications and become more employable in the jobs market after new figures revealed a fresh rise in the number out of work.

Official data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that in the three months to September, the proportion of working age people out of work rose by 0.4 per cent (129,000) to 8.3 per cent (2.62 million).

The situation looks particularly grim for younger individuals, with the number out of work up 67,000 in this period to 1.02 million, the highest figure since comparable records began in 1992, although the ONS said there is some evidence the tally might have been higher in the mid-1980s.

Operations training courses may be among the studies some might wish to undertake to boost their employability.

Commenting on the job figures, the Confederation of British Industry called for the government to introduce a £1,500-per head tax credit for employers to take on unemployed 18 to 24-year-olds and train them.
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