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Magazine Article, Source : The Manufacturer
Zone : People and Skills
Published : December 2009

A more positive economic outlook is now a key message from financial forecasters. But to what extent have these indicators of improvement been boosted by government stimulus and, assuming that the recovery continues, when will it manifest itself as higher employment? Tim Brown examines how and when green shoots translate into recruitment patterns.

September unemployment statistics released by the ONS revealed the unemployment rate was 7.9% for the three months to July 2009. It has not been higher since the three months to November 1996 with the number of unemployed reaching 2.47...

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