The UK economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter of the year, according to official statistics released recently.

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Fears of a double dip recession were confirmed today as official statistics revealed the UK economy shrunk by 0.2 percent in the first three months of the year.

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UK unemployment rose by 38,000 to 2.49m in the three months to June, according to the Office for National Statistics.

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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) recently revealed that 29 percent of mothers worked 35 hours a week or more at the end of 2010. This is a rise of 6pc from 1996 levels.

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Official statistics released yesterday revealed workers over 65 took nearly a third of new jobs created in the past year.

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Final statistics published today show that 457,200 apprenticeship starts were delivered in the full 2010/11 academic year. This represents a 63.5 percent increase on 2009/10 figures. Growth took place at all levels of learning, for all age groups, and across all sectors and al...

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UK consumers have re-entered the recession after household spending decreased in both of the last two quarters.

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Unemployment in the UK fell by 65,000 and employment rose by 181,000 to 29.35m in the three months to May, according to the latest figures by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

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Recent figures from the Office of National Statistics reveals a considerable fall in unemployment – 17,000 – in the three months to the end of February.

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Figures for the second quarter of 2011 are expected to show that despite a rise in the number of unemployment benefit claimants, joblessness actually decreased.

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UK consumer confidence has fallen for the fourth month in a row, according to research from building society Nationwide.

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The UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) annual rate of inflation remained at 4.5 percent in May.

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Employment law specialist Bibby Consulting & Support has warned that even though the latest tribunal statistics show a 15 percent fall in the number of claims, employers still consider the process a major source of frustration.

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Research from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals workers with degrees earned an average of £12,000 a year more than non-graduates over the past decade.

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The UK economy grew by 0.5 percent in the first quarter of 2011, according to official statistics.

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New statistics published today show a continued increase in the number of people starting an apprenticeship. The provisional data shows that in the first nine months of the 2011/12 academic year (August 2011 to April 2012) 383,200 people started an apprenticeship.

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The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals the UK economy grew by 0.5 percent in the first three months of 2011.

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Two years ago, many manufacturing businesses were struggling or forced to shut down to the recession. Today, many of those who survived are getting back on track – largely thanks to orders from the USA.

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Those whose commute into work takes an hour or more are likely to be earning double that of someone whose commute takes only 15 minutes.

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The gap in average pay between public and private sector workers has widened.

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