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Understanding UK Unemployment Crisis - Statistics and Trends

Dive into the alarming statistics of the UK's unemployment crisis in May 2009, highlighting the rise in claims and job scarcity across various sectors. Discover key insights on trainee solicitor positions, graduate job competitiveness, and youth unemployment rates.

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Understanding UK Unemployment Crisis - Statistics and Trends

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  1. We live ingloomytimes

  2. UK unemployment rose by 39,000 in May 2009 1.54 million people are claiming unemployment benefits

  3. Posts for trainee solicitors are down by 95%

  4. John Lewis has 250 people chasing each of its graduate jobs… …up 87% in a year

  5. Microsoft closed applications for its graduate scheme after receiving 5,000 submissions … for 25 vacancies

  6. The unemployment rate for 18 – 24 year olds is currently16.6% This is4 timesthe rate for older workers.

  7. The 5% of the population in China

  8. of the UK

  9. 7%

  10. They have more gifted & talented students, than we have students

  11. UK

  12. It is estimated that

  13. According to former US Secretary of Education Richard Riley…

  14. Richest in the world • Largest military • Centre of world business and finance • Strongest education system • World centre of innovation and invention • Currency the world standard of value • Highest standard of living

  15. The United Kingdom …in 1900

  16. In the UK, 98% of 12 year-olds want “to do well at school”

  17. And yet, only 38% look forward to going to school.

  18. According to BBC News, a new blog is created every second.

  19. There were over150 millionusers of Facebook in January 2009

  20. If Facebook were a country, it would be the8th largest in the world (between Nigeria and Bangladesh)

  21. 1 in 3 of the UK population have a Facebook account (It’s nearly 1 in 2 in Iceland)

  22. 1,400,000 UK pupils have their own web page.

  23. It is estimated that a week’s worth of The Times…

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