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UK unemployment falls by 125,000 - 1 views

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  • UK unemployment falls by 125,000
  • Communications giant EE added to the good news by announcing 1,000 new jobs, on top of 400 new positions planned by TNT Post.
  • But 1.4 million people are in part-time jobs because they cannot find full-time work, a fall of 29,000 over the latest quarter but 46,000 higher than a year ago.
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  • The jobless total was 2.34 million in the final quarter of last year, down by 125,000, giving a rate of 7.2%, while t he number of people claiming jobseeker's allowance dipped to 1.22 million in January, down by 27,000.
  • Employment now stands at more than 30 million, a rate of 72.1%, which is 0.6% higher than a year ago.
  • More than 900,000 young people are still unemployed and over 250,000 young people have been unemployed for over a year.
  • "Under-employment is now a bitter reality for millions of struggling families across the UK."
  • "Today's figures also show working people facing a cost-of-living crisis are over £1,600 a year worse off since David Cameron became Prime Minister.
  • the latest unemployment figures showed that the UK had a strong and flexible labour market, adding: " However, there are signs that the pace of improvement in the jobs market is slowing down. Although youth unemployment has fallen, the jobless level among 16 to 24-years-olds still stands at 917,000, which is far too high.
  • "Many people are also still working part-time, as they are unable to gain full-time employment."
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In Typhoon Haiyan's Wake: Destroyed Rice, Coconut Crops, Fishing Industry - Forbes - 1 views

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  • much of the fertile rice-growing region of the central Visayas, as the region is known, is lost for this season at least and maybe  much longer.
  • much of the fertile rice-growing region of the central Visayas, as the region is known, is lost for this season at least and maybe  much longer.
  • farmers can no longer concentrate on farming
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  • “Our farmers are small farmers,” he said. “They own on average eight tenths of a hectare. Their crop was 70% destroyed.”
  • Farmers typically had about 80 or so coconut trees on average, but they too fell by the thousands.
  • Stocks of fish in protected areas were lost, according to Juan Albaladejo, regional director for the bureau of fisheries, but fish remain plentiful in the surrounding seas.
  • The ones who are affected are the ones who are fishing, not the fish,
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BBC News - Mexico passes 'junk food tax' reform - 1 views

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  • tax reform bill imposing new levies on junk food and soft drinks.
  • aims to boost government revenue by increasing top earners' income tax.
  • extra cash will go on infrastructure and social security
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  • Mexico recently surpassed the United States as the country with one of the highest obesity rates in the world.
  • 32.8% of adult Mexicans are obese, compared to 31.8% of Americans.
  • The law imposes a levy of 8% on junk food, after the Senate increased it from the 5% originally proposed; and creates a tax of one peso ($0.07; £0.04) on every litre of soft or sugary drinks.
  • The legislators also passed a controversial hike in value added tax (VAT) for border regions, from 11% to 16%.
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