Latest ONS figures show central and local government redundancies accelerating
? with 32,000 education jobs lost in the last three months alone
More than 132,000 jobs were lost from the public sector last year according to
the latest figures which show redundancies across central and local government
gathering pace with an alarming number of jobs cuts in education.
Some 45,000 public sector jobs were lost in the last three months of 2010
including 32,000 in schools and colleges.
The figures are partly attributed to the government's recruitment freeze but
the increasing pace suggests that the coalition's cuts are beginning to
translate into job losses. It is now known that overall 170,000 local
government workers have been issued with 'at risk' notices, which will still
take some months to translate into redundancies.
There was also a surprise rise of 9,000 extra employees in public
administration, raising questions about whether the government is managing to
reduce the cost of administration. Every government department currently has a
target to cut at least 30% of its central costs by 2015.
The total number of unemployed people increased by 27,000 in the three months
to January to reach 2.53m, the highest figure ...Share With Friends: | | Politics - Top Stories News, News Feeds and News via Feedzilla.
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