job creation

November 23, 2018

New project to boost rural productivity and smallholder farmer incomes in Burkina Faso

A new project targeting 57,000 of Burkina Faso’s most vulnerable smallholder farmer households is to be be launched in Ouagadougou, and will help toward improving food security and incomes in the Boucle du Mouhoun, Cascades and Hauts Bassins Regions.
October 29, 2018

Potential for £320 billion windfall from new social housing, say Councils

Councils could generate £320 billion for the country’s economy over the next 50 years if they were able to build a “new generation” of high-quality council housing, says the Local Government Association.
October 17, 2018

Low income voters 'want better public services and higher living standards after Brexit'

People on low incomes want to see improvements to public services and living standards as a priority following Brexit.
March 4, 2018

Investing in school meals ‘win-win’ for West African nations, says UN

The United Nations food relief agency has urged Governments in West Africa to spend more money on school meal programmes as these investments not only contribute to a better future for children but also create local jobs around agriculture.
September 17, 2017

Welcome news on jobs 'not filtering through to pay packets'

The UK jobs market continues to perform strongly but it is failing to filter through into wages as the pay squeeze continues, says the Resolution Foundation, responding to the latest labour market figures.
March 13, 2017

New Liverpool mayoral post must deliver inclusive growth says JRF

Driving up employment, wages and skills for people in all six boroughs in the Liverpool City Region must be the number one priority for the new metro mayor elected in May, according to the independent Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
June 30, 2016

New report sets out plan for hi-tech jobs after Trident

The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament has launched the Trident and jobs report which sets out the employment implications of cancelling Trident replacement.
June 23, 2014

Inner London only area of UK to return to pre-recession levels of job creation

Inner London is the only area of the country where the rate of job starts is higher than before the recession, according to a new TUC report published today.