Jobs

Fact checks related to the impact of Brexit on employment, recruitment and jobs

13 May 2016

12 May's BBC Question Time, factchecked

We've factchecked the panel's claims on Scottish public attitudes, election results, immigration and jobs.

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12 May's BBC Question Time, factchecked
13 May 2016

UK jobs and the EU

Research suggests at least three million jobs are linked to UK exports to the EU, there's no evidence they are 'dependent' on our EU membership.

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9 May 2016

The government's EU leaflet: jobs and exports

Factchecking the government's EU referendum leaflet on jobs and exports.

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The government's EU leaflet: jobs and exports
14 April 2016

14 April's BBC Question Time, factchecked

We've factchecked the Question Time panel's claims about the tax gap, and the impact of leaving the EU on the UK's economy and borders.

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14 April's BBC Question Time, factchecked
9 March 2016

Manufacturing jobs and the EU

It's been claimed that two-thirds of manufacturing jobs are reliant on Britain's membership of the EU. That's wrong.

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Manufacturing jobs and the EU
9 March 2016

Poverty, apprenticeships and house building: Prime Minister's Questions, factchecked

We've factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on poverty, apprenticeships, house building, and jobs going to non-UK EU nationals.

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Poverty, apprenticeships and house building: Prime Minister's Questions, factchecked
30 March 2015

3 million jobs "linked" to trade with the EU

Labour's advertisement to businesses in the Financial Times today warns that the biggest risk to British business is the threat of an EU exit. The risk? Over 3 million jobs …

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31 March 2014

Independent front-page repeats EU jobs error

Full Fact Live: factchecking in brief from Full Fact and elsewhere

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15 July 2013

3 million jobs lost over 'Brexit'? Concern over recycled claim

Would three million Britons end up on the dole if Britain pulled out of the European Union? Readers would be forgiven for believing so after an article on the pro-Europeans …

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