Recession 'not entirely bleak'

Young people are the hardest hit by the recession. New figures show 1,000 people under 25 are losing their jobs every day. 2.3 million people are now out of work in the UK, the highest level for 14 years. One of the people in charge of sorting our economy is business secretary Lord Mandelson. He reckons getting green is one way forward.

Lord Mandelson says there are opportunities for under-25s

We've been talking to young job seekers in Hull and there are lots of concerns about unemployment but you're talking about a low carbon ecomony. Why is that?

And this will create jobs will it?

Some of the younger job seekers we've been talking to in Hull are concerned in the short-term, not the long-term. How can young job seekers who haven't got any experience find a good job?

Lord Mandelson promotes green energy at a Surrey factory

A thousand under-25s are losing their jobs every day. How are you going to stop that?

Do you think young people will have confidence that you've got what it takes to give them those skills and experience and those jobs?