http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/ Liverpool Daily Post for the latest Liverpool & Merseyside news Liverpool FC news, Everton FC news, sports and entertainment from the European Capital of Culture 2008 en-gb Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk no Liverpool Daily Post for the latest Liverpool & Merseyside news Liverpool FC news, Everton FC news, sports and entertainment from the European Capital of Culture 2008 liverpool fc news, everton fc news, Liverpool business news, liverpool news, liverpool daily post, Liverpool golf, everton fc, liverpool fc, daily post, European Capital of Culture 2008, Entertainment news, lfc, efc http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-special-features/2008/11/19/redundancy-the-start-of-something-big-64375-22290520/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-special-features/2008/11/19/redundancy-the-start-of-something-big-64375-22290520/ Jane Gallagher looks at why losing your job could be the best thing that ever happened to you http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/business/business-local/2008/11/13/liverpool-city-region-continued-to-outperform-the-rest-of-the-north-west-and-uk-despite-seeing-a-rise-in-the-number-of-people-looking-for-work-64375-22245385/ Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/business/business-local/2008/11/13/liverpool-city-region-continued-to-outperform-the-rest-of-the-north-west-and-uk-despite-seeing-a-rise-in-the-number-of-people-looking-for-work-64375-22245385/ The October figures released yesterday showed the increase in the number of people claiming jobseekers allowance was below the UK increase of 2.1% in five of the six boroughs. As with last month, St Helens was the exception, with a 4.3% rise. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/business/business-local/2008/10/22/liverpool-well-placed-to-ride-out-the-storm-64375-22088489/ Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/business/business-local/2008/10/22/liverpool-well-placed-to-ride-out-the-storm-64375-22088489/ LIVERPOOL Chamber of Commerce chief executive Jack Stopforth is confident that recent investment in Liverpool has changed the nature of its economy, which will enable it to resist some of the wider problems. However, problems remain, notably with empty commercial office space. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/business/business-local/2008/10/22/rise-in-city-s-jobseekers-slows-against-uk-trend-64375-22088506/ Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/business/business-local/2008/10/22/rise-in-city-s-jobseekers-slows-against-uk-trend-64375-22088506/ OFFICIAL figures released last week showed that, while the number of people claiming jobseeker’s allowance rose across Liverpool city region in September, it did so at a slower rate than the average for the North West and the rest of the UK. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/business/business-local/2008/10/22/the-economist-64375-22088500/ Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/business/business-local/2008/10/22/the-economist-64375-22088500/ PETER STONEY is an honorary senior fellow at Liverpool University Management School and director of the Liverpool Research Group in Macroeconomics. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/business/business-local/2008/10/22/the-inward-investment-director-64375-22088488/ Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/business/business-local/2008/10/22/the-inward-investment-director-64375-22088488/ MARK BASNETT, The Mer- sey Partnership’s director of investment, says some potential inward investors have deferred decisions to set up in the region because of worsening economic conditions, but argues the region is still well-positioned to take advantage of the opportunities being created by the downturn. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/business/business-local/2008/10/22/two-ways-of-assessing-unemployment-64375-22088479/ Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/business/business-local/2008/10/22/two-ways-of-assessing-unemployment-64375-22088479/ THERE are two main ways of counting unemployment – the Labour Force Survey (LFS) unemployment count and the jobseeker’s allowance claimant count. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/business/business-local/2008/10/22/we-cannot-avoid-the-credit-crisis-entirely-64375-22088509/ Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/business/business-local/2008/10/22/we-cannot-avoid-the-credit-crisis-entirely-64375-22088509/ PROFESSIONAL Liverpool chief executive Mark Chadwick is confident the city’s professional services firms will avoid the worst of the global financial crisis, but describes himself as “realistic” about the prospects for the wider economy in 2009. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/10/16/region-bucks-trend-as-unemployment-soars-64375-22046995/ Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/10/16/region-bucks-trend-as-unemployment-soars-64375-22046995/ LIVERPOOL city region bucked the national trend last month as unemployment figures released yesterday showed its increase in jobseekers was significantly lower than the rest of the UK. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/columns/2008/10/16/comment-economy-could-thwart-efforts-64375-22045708/ Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/columns/2008/10/16/comment-economy-could-thwart-efforts-64375-22045708/ THE unemployment statistics for the UK were unveiled to a chorus of groans yesterday, as it emerged the jobless figures were up once more for the eighth month.