Action for Jobs How to get the UK working Neil Carberry Director, Employment 14th December 2011
Labour market still impacted by the recession Source: ONS, Labour Force Survey, Nov-Jan 2010 to Jul-Sept 2011 data
Youth unemployment is at an historic high Source: ONS, Labour Force Survey, Nov-Jan 2010 to Jul-Sept 2011 data
Skills are key in today’s labour market Source: NOMIS, Annual Population Survey, 2010 GB data
But percentage of 16-24 year olds with GCSE grades A But percentage of 16-24 year olds with GCSE grades A*-C declined from 2009 to 2010 AND 680,000 16-24 year olds held NO qualifications in 2010 (9.7% of all 16-24 year olds). Source: NOMIS, Annual Population Survey, 2008, 2009 and 2010 GB data
At the same time the cost of employing young people has been rising Source: ASHE, April 2007 to April 2010 data and National Minimum Wage data
Action for Jobs sets out recommendations to address these issues and get young people into work Getting young people ready for the world of work Better quality work experience Employability Schools and closer links between schools and business Improving the position of young people in the jobs market Freezing youth NMW rates Young Britain Credit Making work pay Suspending rather than cancelling benefit payments Matching the structure of benefit payments more closely to the reality of how employees are paid
neil.carberry@ cbi.org.uk 020 7395 8146 Any questions? neil.carberry@ cbi.org.uk 020 7395 8146