Unemployment & FTBs

mewbie_2

shakerbaby wrote: »

If someone could decipher the above for me I'd be greatly appreciative. :j

It implies that are not who you claim to be, and are an alias of a more regular poster. Although as your join date is 2006 that's a long time dormant in order to play the sockie game. Although I believe there is a thriving trade in acquiring old unused accounts in order to play the sockie game.

So difficult to draw any conclusions. First rule on here - if you disagree with someone - call them a sockie.

Really2

chucky wrote: »

he's a good scottish lad, good intentions and heart in the right place...

You could have fooled me.

Anyway the stat's on the young workers.
http://www.community-tu.org/information/101431/101657/manifesto/

• Just under 60 per cent of 16 and 17 year olds economically active and in full-time education.
• For 18-24 year olds, the number of those economically active is just under 3.8 million and the number of 18-24 year olds in employment stands at almost 3.4 million. Just over 16 percent of 18-24 year olds are economically active and in full-time education.
• 40 percent of all 16-25 year olds work in distribution, hotels and restaurants. They comprise nearly a third of its workforce.
• Just under 10 percent of 16-25 year olds work in public administration, education and health.
• 14 percent of 16-25 work in banking, insurance and finance.
• Nearly two-thirds of 16 year olds are employed in distribution, hotels and restaurants, compared to less than one in five 25 year olds.
• Less than five percent of 16 year olds are employed in banking, finance and insurance, compared to just over one in five 25 year olds employed in the same sector. This is higher than the proportion of all workers employed in banking, finance and insurance, which is just over 15 percent.
• Among 16 and 17 year olds who have left full-time education, 14 percent of young men work in manufacturing, compared to just six percent of young women. Similarly, one in 10 young men aged 16-17 and not in fulltime education are employed in construction compared to just one percent of young women in this age group.
• For 16-24 year old white workers the rate of unemployment is just under 11 percent. However, for 16-24 year olds workers from black and minority ethnic communities, unemployment ranges from a little over 18 percent among young Indian workers to nearly 37 percent among Bangladeshi 16-24 year olds.

mewbie_2

On student debt: I wonder how long it will be before students and ex students are saddled not just with their own debt, but that of their parents who 'bought' the family home on IO mortgages and / or mewed every penny out of it in order to send the sprog through the education system.

shakerbaby

chucky wrote: »

yep - i did. but not overly important for this thread.

so we agree that a student won't be able to buy property for quite a while then...

they can always move in with 'ma' to save money and pay off existing debts can't they :rolleyes:

Why not, it's a sensible option. :T

chucky

shakerbaby wrote: »

Why not, it's a sensible option. :T

it's a geat opportunity that people should make the most of if they're able to.

maybe people shouldn't move out at such a young age as is happening and stay at home while they're working, pay down student debts if they have any and save for a deposit.

it may be difficult but would avoid many future complaints about not affording property.

shakerbaby

mewbie wrote: »

It implies that are not who you claim to be, and are an alias of a more regular poster. Although as your join date is 2006 that's a long time dormant in order to play the sockie game. Although I believe there is a thriving trade in acquiring old unused accounts in order to play the sockie game.

So difficult to draw any conclusions. First rule on here - if you disagree with someone - call them a sockie.

Ah I see, thanks.

Is the second rule on here - if you're losing an argument, call them a sockie?? :rotfl:

Graham_Devon

mewbie wrote: »

It implies that are not who you claim to be, and are an alias of a more regular poster. Although as your join date is 2006 that's a long time dormant in order to play the sockie game. Although I believe there is a thriving trade in acquiring old unused accounts in order to play the sockie game.

So difficult to draw any conclusions. First rule on here - if you disagree with someone - call them a sockie.

I don't believe that foot warmer word is the most sensible of words to be using right now!!!

Really2

shakerbaby wrote: »

Is the second rule on here - if you're losing an argument, call them a sockie?? :rotfl:

So are you saying the numbers of 16-24 year going in to higher education would be falling or decreasing in the recession.

I never lost any argument you have never commented on the numbers going up, you just made up some bull that I said "university's would be expanding"
:rolleyes:

Call me a sockie:)

The 3rd rule is point out spelling mistakes instead of answering a question.:)

Really2

Graham_Devon wrote: »

I don't believe that foot warmer word is the most sensible of words to be using right now!!!

I would say the insults and the inflammatory posts could be the problem Graham.
Ever wondered why fatpig,hairbear have gone.

Thrugelmir

sjaypink wrote: »

are 1 in 5 unemployed, as in actually on the dole, or 1 in 5 economically inactive (at college/ uni/ travelling etc)?

In Swindon the unemployment level for the under 26's is 1in 6.

There are numerous cases of young people already having been made redundant 2 or 3 times already in their working lives. As most major employers ( BMW, Zurich, Honda, Nationwide, MAN Truck & Bus etc), now employ contract staff. Not permanent employees. So every change in the wind means that staff can be laid off, rehired and laid off again. The lack of permanent work is becoming a major issue.