If 27% of small UK businesses created just one job...

If 27% of small UK businesses created just 1 job In October 2011 we asked a sample of small UK businesses: Do you plan to increase your employee numbers in the next twelve months? NO 73% YES 27% There are If 27% created just 1 new job 1,178,745 small businesses in the UK today 318,261 new jobs each this would equate to This would see UK unemployment drop to 2.3million from the current 17 year high of 2.62 million. UK Unemployment 2000 - 2011 (plus 2012 projection) 3.0 - 2.5 - 2.0 - 1.5 1.0 - 0.5 - 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 - Unemployed ..... Unemployed predktion ..... Claimant Count projection Claimant Count There would be 198,139 fewer people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance each week saving the government £10.5 million Sources Survey figures froma sample of 347 SMES conducted by Simply Business www.ons gov.uk/ons/rel/Ims/labour-market-statistics/november-2011/index-of-data-tables.html http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/ManeyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndotherSupport/Employedorlookingforwork/DG 10018757 Original url http://www.simplybusiness.co.uk/knowledge/articles/201/m/2011-11-21-f-27-percent-job/ millions unemployed