A company is offering 20 apprenticeships in Shropshire – but only five people have so far applied.

Youth unemployment will continue to rise year on year unless we rebuild consumer confidence and get people back on to our high streets.

National unemployment figures, which hint at a rise in the number of people working part-time rather than full-time, today sparked claims of a worrying trend towards cuts in working hours.

Employment Minister Chris Grayling says getting more people into work is a priority for the Government.

Regarding Oliver Healey’s letter that the minimum wage should be £8.75 per hour. I welcomed the minimum wage as before some people were working for £2 an hour, but let’s not price ourselves out of the market.

Acclaimed writer Oscar Wilde famously said: “The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.”

The number of workers employed in Shropshire fell by more than 2,000 in 12 months, new figures have revealed.

The number of people out of work across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin has risen by more than 11 per cent over the past year, figures published today have revealed.

A vicar who claims he was driven out of a village church by parishioners told a tribunal his pet dog had been poisoned and his tyres had been slashed.

I have just heard the latest unemployment figures. The number of unemployed people aged 16 to 24 is now 1.016 million.

College leavers from Shropshire are being urged to attend a new event at Shrewsbury’s Theatre Severn next week set up to help them take those all-important first career steps.

Bosses at Debenhams in Telford this afternoon announced plans to create 45 extra jobs over the Christmas period.

The number of jobs available in Shropshire each month has increased by more than 800 in the last year, new figures have shown.

Employing staff in Shropshire is an “absolute nightmare”, a radio DJ turned pub landlord has claimed.

More jobs are available than a year ago even though the employment market has been “flat” in recent weeks, according to a report today.

A partnership with home and garden retailer The Range is providing new opportunities for a number of Shropshire’s long-term unemployed job seekers, officials said today.

Graduates from across the West Midlands and beyond headed to the NEC Birmingham for the National Graduate Recruitment Exhibition, which will again welcome students looking for to enter the world of work today.

Public sector job vacancies in Shropshire are up more than 35 per cent since last year, according to employment statistics.

Shropshire workers who lost their jobs at a door manufacturing firm have been awarded a slice of nearly £90,000 by an employment tribunal.

Where does your job come on the list of the best and worst jobs, based on stress, working environment, physical demands and job outlook?

We all know somebody who either has been, or is about to be, made redundant – unfortunately, nobody is immune writes Chimene Felton of Mercia Recruitment.

Three years into the housing slump and owning a home in Shropshire and the West Midlands is still out of reach for thousands across the region, a new report claims.

Shropshire law firm Mortimers is inviting anyone with employment issues to attend free-of-charge advice clinics at the firm’s newly launched Shrewsbury office.

People out of work in Shropshire are being urged to go back to basics to beat the recession – by becoming a market trader.

More than 100 jobs could be created by the centrepiece of a near-3,500 home development in Shropshire.

The number of unemployed people chasing every job vacancy has increased to 18, with half of those not confident of finding work in the next two months, according to a report published today.

An executive recruitment agency has been launched by two Shropshire businessmen.

What makes a CV stand out? Do you need to include references? Should you use a video CV? Expert advice from our CV clinic.

I’ve decided to give you what you want – I’m going to talk about my CV, writes our job-seeking blogger Henry Mackley.

It’s time to dispel a common myth: recruitment agencies cannot create jobs. Sorry but it’s true writes David Shennan, CEO of Daisy Thomas recruitment group.