Despite the chancellor’s promises, unemployment could still rise by more than 1 million before the end of the year, says Clare McNeil of IPPR
It was inevitable that the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, would eventually have to act to avert job losses that could decimate entire sectors of the economy. Even before the prime minister’s announcement this week of 10pm curfews and a plea to work from home for six months, it was clear that as many as 3 million jobs could be at risk when the job retention scheme ended in October.
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