Net funds raised by non-farm, non-financial business are estimated to have risen in November from October levels, though remaining below the rates of earlier this year. Why then, one might ask, is this process of reassessment taking place now?
And almost half of that group – nearly 1 million individuals – have given up searching for employment altogether, because they do not believe any jobs are available for them. So it is not just those who are currently classified as unemployed who are excluded from work.