Public job losses 'a seismic shift'

The loss of hundreds of thousands of public sector jobs has led to a "seismic shift" in the labour market, according to an expert.

John Philpott of The Jobs Economist said the Government is on course to shed 700,000 public sector jobs during the current parliament, rising to 1.1 million by 2018.%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%