TUC – “red warning lights are still flashing” as unemployment rises

• Unemployment up by 74,000 on the quarter  

Commenting on today’s (Tuesday) revised labour market figures from the Office for National Statistics, which show that unemployment rose by 74,000 over the last quarter, TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak said:

“The red warning lights are still flashing.

“Our labour market is deteriorating with unemployment up by 74,000 over the last quarter and employment falling across the majority of UK industries.

“People will rightly be worried about their jobs – with many companies considering cutting back.

“We can’t go on like this. The Conservatives’ lack of a credible economic plan is destroying business confidence and sucking the life out of our economy.

“Working people deserve much better.”