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Unemployment and redundancy reach record levels.  Don't be a statistic, understand the economic situation and What drives industry trends.

According to the BBC News website, unemployment figures for the united kingdom increased from 1.4 million to 1.82 million between May 2005 and November 2008.  This is an increase of 30% in a three and a half year period.  In the same post, economist James Knightly forecasts that this figure may grow as high as 2.5 million by 2010, a further fluctuation of 37%.