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McDonald's to create 2,500 jobs in UK in 2012 McDonald's income jumps 11% in fourth quarter
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McDonald's says it will create 2,500 new jobs across the UK this year, taking its workforce to 90,000. McDonald's is planning further expansion after it reported an 11% rise in net income in the last three months of last year to $1.38bn (£886m;).
The fast-food firm said an estimated 30% of the new jobs would go to first-time workers under the age of 25. href="http://www.aboutmcdonalds.com/mcd/investors/financial_highlights.html" >Revenue rose 10% to $6.82bn, slightly above expectations of $6.81bn.
McDonald's said the new jobs followed the creation of 13,500 jobs over the past three years. In a statement, the company said it planned 1,300 new outlets in the coming year, taking the number worldwide to 33,500.
The deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, who is visiting the UK training centre in north London, described it as "fantastic news". Earlier, McDonald's had said it was planning to create 2,500 jobs in the UK.
The fast-food firm said an estimated 30% of the new UK jobs would go to first-time workers under the age of 25.
The British deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, described it as "fantastic news".
McDonald's said 190 of the new jobs would be in Scotland, but gave no further breakdown of where the rest would be created.McDonald's said 190 of the new jobs would be in Scotland, but gave no further breakdown of where the rest would be created.
Jill McDonald, the chief executive of McDonald's UK, said: "Today's job market is particularly tough for young people."
McDonald's has been in the UK since 1974 and has just over 1,200 restaurants across Britain and the Republic of Ireland.McDonald's has been in the UK since 1974 and has just over 1,200 restaurants across Britain and the Republic of Ireland.
The global expansion plan for this year will give it a total workforce of 90,000.