Special Reports
Channel 4 Jobs Report
Where do we find 2.5 million jobs? In this multimedia project we tackle the biggest question facing the UK economy
Are jobs being created in your city?
The Channel 4 Jobs Report tracks eight UK cities and regions to get a snapshot of how many jobs are being created. But we want to hear from you - tell us the jobs story in your area here.
What does it take to create just one job?
by Sarah Smith
by Sarah Smith
To kick off the Channel 4 Jobs Report, Business Correspondent Sarah Smith looks at what happens behind the scenes to create just one job out of the 2.5 million that are needed.
Q+A: What the latest jobs figures mean for the UK
As job creation becomes a crucial issue in 2012, Channel 4 News looks behind the headlines at how the UK is faring in the first quarter of the year.
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Apprentice firms profit at public's expense - govt report
The government is paying too much money, too easily, on apprenticeship schemes, leading to "excessive" profits being made at the public's expense, according to a new report.
£46m payout for A4e - despite missing Work Programme targets
A4e received £46m from the taxpayer in the first year of the government's flagship Work Programme - despite failing to meet minimum targets for getting the long-term unemployed into work.
Read more on Faisal Islam's blog
Plastic apprenticeships and jobs-hogging
It's less of a jobs market, more of a jobs battlefield for Channel 4's Class of 2012. Faisal Islam takes 10 insights from an event bringing job seekers, CEOs and politicians together.
Planning rules could be relaxed to unlock growth
Extensions to houses and business properties will be made easier as part of a package of government measures to help kick start the economy.
Teenagers' hopes hit by 'economic deterioration'
Students waiting for their GCSE results this week have seen the most "dramatic" changes to their prospects than any other secondary school year group for 70 years, according to a report.
Why recession plus labour hoarding means more jobs
As latest government figures show a drop in the number of people without work - despite the recession - Channel 4 News speaks to one of the economists who are scratching their heads to explain why.
UK unemployment falls by 46,000 to 2.56 million
Unemployment falls by 46,000 between April and June to 2.56 million, according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS). Much of the fall was recorded in London, suggesting an Olympics boost.
