A fall in unemployment of 49,000 was driven by a large decline of 70,000 in the level of male unemployment, while female unemployment grew by 21,000, according to the Office of National Statistics.

Employers can enjoy a five-fold return on investment from recruiting graduates, new research reveals.

Companies are hiring more frequently than ever, at a time when job vacancies are exceeding the rate of unemployment.

Further signs of green shoots have appeared as the job market deterioration slowed down in May, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG.

?Government has announced it will create an “Office for Talent” to encourage scientists and researchers to come and work or study in the UK.

Britain has become a safer place to work, with the number of workplace fatal injuries dropping to a record low in 2009, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).