MORE than eight people are applying for each new job vacancy, official figures revealed yesterday. It is nearly four times the 1.5 per job before lockdown. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the…
The number claiming jobless benefits since the shutdown began has more than doubled — hitting 2.8million in May.
The 126 per cent increase is the sharpest rise on record, according to the Office for National Statistics.PAID EMPLOYEES PLUMMET Official figures also revealed the number of paid employees plummeted by 612,000 — a 2.1 per cent fall — between March and May.The true scale of the problem is being masked by the Government’s job retention scheme, currently propping up the wages of more than nine millionThe Institute for Employment Studies found the 1.
Another analysis by the Institute for Employment Studies found ex-industrial, inner city and coast areas are worst affected.Boris Johnson has faced pressure to ease lockdown quicker after the shocking figures were revealed
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