ONS Unemployment Statistics Highlight Fears Of ' Lost Generations'

This Wednesday (15.6.11) at 9.30am, official Government figures from the Office of National Statistics have revealed that the underlying trend of rising unemployment among the hardest-to-reach families in Britain continues to grow.

The number of people unemployed for over 24 months increased by 39,000 to reach 385,000 adding to earlier fears of a growing aspiration gap highlighted by the Prince’s Trust report which revealed that more than a quarter from poor homes feel that ‘people like them don’t succeed in life’.

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Although total number of unemployed people fell by 88,000 over the quarter to reach 2.43 million, the quarterly fall in unemployment occurred mainly among people aged 16 to 24. The number of unemployed people in this age group fell by 79,000 over the quarter to reach 895,000

It is important to raise people’s aspirations from an early age through quality training initiatives so that they are empowered with the skills and confidence needed for success. We have a guest available for comment, Liz Field, CEO of Financial Skills Partnership. For more information, contact Paul Dodd at Flame PR on 0203 357 9742 or Chris Netto on 0203 357 9744.