Nov
17
2010
Company umbrella contractors: 'Drop in UK unemployment'
Posted by Sarah Putt
Contractors with an umbrella company may be intrigued to hear that a drop of 9,000 people has been recorded in unemployment figures for the three months up to September.
People on the claimant count - which accounts for those out of work and currently receiving benefits – also dropped by 3,700 in October. The new figure of 1.47 million has helped to reverse the rise of 5,300 people added to this total the month before.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) published the results, though it was not all positive findings, as the overall unemployment rate still stands at 7.7 per cent, and total unemployment is still at the high figure of 2.45 million.
In terms of where jobs are coming from, Howard Archer, chief UK economist at IHS Global Insight, has told the BBC that 27.3 per cent of all employment comes from part-time jobs, which is up from 25.4 per cent in 2008.
He explained: "This suggests that businesses are reluctant to take on full-time workers due to their concerns over the longer-term economic outlook."
People looking for work may want to consider joining an umbrella company and becoming a contractor, after Doug Brett-Matthewson claimed this career route is more flexible than permanent employment, Contractor UK recently reported.
Contractors with an umbrella company may be intrigued to hear that a drop of 9,000 people has been recorded in unemployment figures for the three months up to September.
People on the claimant count - which accounts for those out of work and currently receiving benefits – also dropped by 3,700 in October. The new figure of 1.47 million has helped to reverse the rise of 5,300 people added to this total the month before.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) published the results, though it was not all positive findings, as the overall unemployment rate still stands at 7.7 per cent, and total unemployment is still at the high figure of 2.45 million.
In terms of where jobs are coming from, Howard Archer, chief UK economist at IHS Global Insight, has told the BBC that 27.3 per cent of all employment comes from part-time jobs, which is up from 25.4 per cent in 2008.
He explained: "This suggests that businesses are reluctant to take on full-time workers due to their concerns over the longer-term economic outlook."
People looking for work may want to consider joining an umbrella company and becoming a contractor, after Doug Brett-Matthewson claimed this career route is more flexible than permanent employment, Contractor UK recently reported.