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All part of 'part-time Britain'! P In a message dated 16/10/2014 11:40:17 GMT Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: Yes Patrick, though another thing ‘hiding’ the real issue is self-employment and ‘freelancing’ which appears to be on the increase but with very much plummeting returns…. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/03/self-employed-osborne-e ntrepreneurs 'The average income from self-employment has fallen by 22% since the financial crash of 2008. Last year’s figures showed that average earnings had dropped from £15,000 to just under £10,400.' From: Youth Study Mailing List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Patrick Ainley Sent: 15 October 2014 17:47 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: The Tory 'employment' spectrum I can't find a source for this (on twitter) and it's a bit misleading but it relates to the latest ONS figures of 6.8m part-timers (= 22% of all employed) out of 30.76m in work and another 22.2% not in the labour force. Certainly 'redefining employment' tho! Youth unemployment - covering 16-to-24-year-olds - fell by 88,000 over the quarter to 733,000, giving a jobless rate among the age group of 16% but almost certainly a higher p-t rate. (Average weekly wages = £452.) (Claimant count just under 1m.) Copyright in this email and in any attachments belongs to London South Bank University. This email, and its attachments if any, may be confidential or legally privileged and is intended to be seen only by the person to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please note the following: (1) You should take immediate action to notify the sender and delete the original email and all copies from your computer systems; (2) You should not read copy or use the contents of the email nor disclose it or its existence to anyone else. The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and should not be taken as those of London South Bank University, unless this is specifically stated. London South Bank University is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales. The following details apply to London South Bank University: Company number - 00986761; Registered office and trading address - 103 Borough Road London SE1 0AA; VAT number - 778 1116 17 Email address - [log in to unmask]