The South West continues to see one of the UK's highest rates of employment, despite a slight fall in employment of 0.7% to 73.9% in the period from May to July. The rate of unemployment for the region remained unchanged at 6.2%.
The Office for National Statistics has released both national and regional figures for the last financial quarter.
The overall UK unemployment rate dropped by 0.1% from the previous quarter, from 7.8% to 7.7%, though a number of variations can be seen around the country, with some areas experiencing rising unemployment.
As the summer holidays end, a new survey has revealed gaps in childcare for parents of disabled children – impacting work for 90 per cent of parents.
Working Families survey of parents of disabled children this summer reveals the high costs and difficulties in finding suitable childcare which have a serious knock-on effect on parents’ work. Ninety per cent of parents responding said that they had to change their hours, take unpaid leave, request flexible working or make other changes to meet the need for care for their disabled child – four per cent of parents reported that they...
The number of people claiming Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) in Devon has fallen for the fifth consecutive month, meaning claimant numbers are at the lowest they have been since November 2008.
The claimant count across the county was down by 244 from 7,741 in June to 7,497 in July.
Even though the Devon figures reflect the national trend, the month on month decrease of 3.2% has occurred at a faster rate in Devon compared to the UK (1.5%).
The claimant count in Devon stands at 1.6% of the working age population, which remains below the national figure of 3.5%.
Devon County Council have announced that the number of people claiming Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) in Devon has fallen for the third consecutive month in line with the usual trend seen at this time of the year.
The claimant count across the county was down by 512 from 8,849 in April to 8,337 in May.
Even though the Devon figures reflect the national trend, the month-on-month decrease of 5.8% has occurred at a faster rate in Devon compared to the UK (2.8%).
The claimant count in Devon stands at 1.8% of the working age population, which remains below the national...
Crowdcube has used its own platform to raise £1.5 million in just three days from 259 investors. Existing investors met the initial funding target of £250,000 within the first five hours of the pitch going live, making it the fastest equity funding on a crowdfunding website anywhere in the world. The pitch was then opened up for others to invest with one million poundsbeing invested in the last 24 hours. The investment, which sets a new world record for funds raised via an equity crowdfunding platform, will be used to fuel Crowdcube’s next phase of growth. Darren Westlake, CEO and co-...
From the team that brought you The Exeter Daily, which has already been shortlisted for a prestigious national newspaper award and clocked up over 50,000 unique users and 250,000 hits just six months after it launched, comes Exeter Daily Jobs. Whether you are a job seeker, an employer or a recruitment company – Exeter Daily Jobs is fantastically easy to use and packed with features that make searching for jobs and prospective employees all the more easy.
Dean Croft from Exeter-based recruitment firm Paramount Personnel says: "Paramount Personnel has always been a proud supporter of...
Aspect Windows, the leading local manufacturer and supplier of PVCu, aluminium windows, doors, bi-folds and conservatories, has welcomed a new head of Marketing and PR.
Lucie Simic joins the Exeter-based company from the East Devon newspaper title Pulman’s View where she was Associate Editor. After a decade in journalism, starting at the BBC, Lucie will start an exciting adventure working alongside the dedicated Aspect Windows staff, and managing director Steve Cooling.
Lucie said: “2013 is a going to be a big year for Aspect Windows and I’m excited to be joining the team...
The number of people claiming Job Seekers Allowance has increased by just two claimants between October and November from 9,205 to 9,207, at a time of year when the rate usually climbs.
The proportion of working age population claiming this out of work benefit remains at 2% – well below the national average of 3.8%.
The number of people claiming JSA across Devon is 6.3% lower than the same time last year (622 claimants).
The number of unemployed young people under the age of 25 has also fallen this month from 2,730 in October to 2,700 in November – a decrease of 1.1...
Come and get some free advice over a coffee as the Cafe at 36 in Cowick Street, St Thomas, Exeter hosts the Exeter Citizens' Advice Bureau, on Wednesday 24th October 2012, at 2.30 pm. Four volunteers will be available from the Bureau to help people wanting to find out more information about accessing cheaper energy as well as general advice and signposting about welfare, employment, debt, credit and loans.
There will be access to the internet so that the volunteers may demonstrate the help available. People will be able to pick up leaflets and fact sheets to take away.
