1. Action for Jobs How to get the UK working
Neil Carberry
Director, Employment
14th December 2011

2. Labour market still impacted by the recession
Source: ONS, Labour Force Survey, Nov-Jan 2010 to Jul-Sept 2011 data

3. Youth unemployment is at an historic high
Source: ONS, Labour Force Survey, Nov-Jan 2010 to Jul-Sept 2011 data

4. Skills are key in today’s labour market
Source: NOMIS, Annual Population Survey, 2010 GB data

5. But percentage of 16-24 year olds with GCSE grades A
But percentage of year olds with GCSE grades A*-C declined from 2009 to 2010
AND 680, year olds held NO qualifications in 2010 (9.7% of all year olds).
Source: NOMIS, Annual Population Survey, 2008, 2009 and 2010 GB data

6. 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

7. 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

8. neil.carberry@ cbi.org.uk 020 7395 8146
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