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The prime minister will today meet with bosses of some of the UK's biggest employers to discuss their plans to create thousands of jobs.
David Cameron will hold talks with leaders of businesses ranging from retail, hotels, manufacturing, construction and technology at Downing Street.
The government wants to avoid recession by stimulating business to get Britain working again and to rebalance the economy from a shrinking private sector.
"We can only get our economy back on track by creating a climate in which the private sector can grow and develop, creating jobs and opportunities for people across the country," Cameron said in a statement.
"This year the government is determined to help deliver many thousands of new jobs and I’m delighted that the companies joining me today are part of that.
"Across a whole range of areas you're going to see the most pro-business, pro-growth, pro-jobs agenda ever unleashed by a government.
"Its time we looked forward to a positive, strong, confident Britain. By developing the right skills and jobs I am determined that the many not the few will share in the country’s prosperity"
Supermarket chain Asda has committed to creating 7,500 jobs in stores and create 15,000 retail apprenticeships.
Morrisons will create 6,000 new jobs in 2011, Sainsbury's 6,500 and Tesco have pledged 9,000 new jobs in 2011.
Others include John Lewis and Microsoft who will each create 4,000 new roles.
In a stark contrast, Labour leader Ed Miliband will warn that cutting the £1bn Future Jobs Fund initiative a year early will undermine many jobless youngsters' life chances.
Speaking at a press conference in London this morning, Miliband will warn that Cameron is repeating the mistake's of Margaret Thatcher, which led to the creation of a "lost generation" in the 1980s.
He is expected to say: "The first thing Mr Cameron should be addressing at his meeting today is the risk of a lost generation of young people in this country.
"There will be a looming gap in the help given to unemployed young people.
"He should follow Labour's advice and keep the Future Jobs Fund which would mean 100,000 extra jobs for young people. This decision to betray young people is not just unfair it is the wrong long-term economic judgment for our country."
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