The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show 428,000 over-50s out of work.
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Older workers are less likely than equally-qualified youngsters to be offered jobs because of widespread ageism in the British labour market, new research has found.
Employers could be sued under age discrimination laws for taking part in Nick Clegg’s £1 billion scheme to get young people jobs, the Government’s own official guidance has warned.
The number of unemployed young people has passed the million mark, according to statistics to be published this week.
Unemployment hits young people most. The number of unemployed 18-24 year olds shot up by 77,000 to 769,000 a rise of 11%.
IPPR suggest that one of the elements hidden in the official figure is this age discrimination evident during the recession. The risk is that older people who have been out of work for this long stand little chance of ever working again.
Statistics gathered after a survey by the Prince's Trust of more than 2,300 people aged 16-24 suggested those from deprived backgrounds were three times more likely to say they will "end up on benefits". Calls to end "aspiration gap".
Those between the ages of 50 and 60 have been worst hit by the economic turmoil, suffering a significant decline in their quality of life, according to official statistics and an in-depth report by SAGA into the finances and wellbeing of older citizens.
The BBC2 'dragon' comments on the Coalition's plans to combat age discrimination by abolishing the default retirement age.
The recession has created a generation of over-50s who are condemned to long-term unemployment, disturbing new figures revealed last night.
The Social Market Foundation has warned that the primary focus on the rise in youth unemployment is misguided and excessive because it leads to policy responses that concentrate on the young to the exclusion of other unemployed people.