
The numbers on the Live Register rose again this month, with an additional 1,600 signing on in August. This amount bring the figure up by 0.1 percent to 14.4 per cent overall. Many of the 1,600 are seasonal workers who have ended their employment from the summer. Women again made up the biggest portion of the increase, at three quarters of those newly signing on. There are now 449,600 on the … [Read more...]









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