On October 16, 2009
No Jobs For The Boys: Unemployment Hits Men Harder
With many economists now cautiously predicting an economic recovery of sorts on the near horizon, it would be tempting to assume that, from now on, the only way is up. The inconvenient truth, however, is that UK unemployment — particularly for men — will continue to rise into the new year. Among men, the employment rate fell to 75.8 per cent this year (one of the lowest figures of the post-war era). Unemployment for men now stands at 9 per cent, compared to 6.9 per cent for women. Predictions for 2010 indicate that one in 10 British men will be without work by the start of the year, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). In comparison, It…
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