117 job losses at Mold's Jeyes factory
A hundred and seventeen jobs will be lost at Jeyes cleaning supplies factory in Mold, it's been announced.
Unemployment figures fall by 1,000
Unemployment in Wales has fallen by 1,000, in the first three months of the year.
113 Cardiff insurance jobs at risk
Zurich Insurance has confirmed 342 jobs are to go at five of its UK offices, including 113 in Cardiff.
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Welsh Secretary: Economy is improving
– David Jones, Welsh SecretaryThe latest labour market statistics published today show that the recovery in the Welsh economy is still fragile, but is showing some signs of improvement.
Number of Wales jobless down
Unemployment has fallen in Wales. In the three months to February it fell by 3,000 to 120,000.
That's a rate of 8.2%.
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Holiday firm Thomas Cook to cut 195 stores
by Laura Kuenssberg - Business EditorGrim news from Thomas Cook - 2,500 jobs going as part of restructure - some stores will close. Sources at Thomas Cook insist this is about changing the structure of the business to secure it for future, not the start of its decline: "We're trying to do it in one go."
They're cutting 195 stores from 1,069 - 2,500 staff going down to 13,000 from 15,500. Job cuts are not a massive surprise - £590m losses just before Christmas and new-ish boss making big changes.
Task force set up to help workers at Carmarthenshire factory
A task force is to be set-up to support workers at the Dewhirst factory at Capel Hendre which is due to close leaving 114 people unemployed.
Carmarthenshire County Council says it is speaking with the distribution company – which stores clothes for Marks and Spencer - to offer support in finding alternative employment or training for its workers. The council says it is hoping to find another tenant for the building.
Five Welsh Jessops stores to close
Administrators are to close all five Welsh Jessops stores with the loss of more than 30 jobs.
The stores in Cardiff, Aberystwyth, Llandudno, Swansea and Wrexham will also shut their doors with 32 staff losing their jobs.
117 job losses at Mold's Jeyes factory
A hundred and seventeen jobs will be lost at Jeyes cleaning supplies factory in Mold, it's been announced.
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Over 100 jobs to be lost in Mold
A hundred and seventeen jobs will be lost at Jeyes cleaning supplies factory in Mold, it's been announced.
A spokesperson said the factory will close early next year with production transferring to Norfolk.
– Nicholas Goodwin, Chief Financial Officer, Jeyes GroupIt follows a lengthy and thorough strategic review of Jeyes’ global operations, announced to staff in December 2011.
We recognise that this decision will come as a great disappointment to our loyal and hard working staff, who have maintained consistently high standards throughout this review period.
We will continue to consult with, inform and support our staff through the closure programme and will work with unions and local authorities as appropriate.
Almost a quarter of Welsh youngsters out of work
The latest unemployment figures show that nearly 24 per cent of Welsh people in their late teens and early 20s are out of work - one of the highest rates in Britain.
It contrasts with the general trend, where unemployment has dropped across Wales.
In the three months to April unemployment fell by two thousand to 132,000 - a rate of nine per cent.
Our business correspondent Carole Green has been finding out why young people are having such a tough time - and what's being done to help them.
"There are companies taking on staff"
Director of CBI Wales, which represents the country's biggest employers, has told ITV Wales that companies are looking to invest and that should lead to more jobs in Wales.
'It's really difficult at the moment'
ITV Wales spoke to members of the public about the current employment situation in Wales.
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