Unemployment rises for second month in a row

2:58pm Wednesday 20th March 2013 in News

Unemployment rises for second month in a row Unemployment rises for second month in a row

UNEMPLOYMENT in Colchester has risen for the second consecutive month.

Fresh figures show there were 3,287 people out of work and claiming benefits last month, up from 3,175 in January.

It is the highest figure since August 2012, when 3,299 people were claiming benefits.

It means 2.9 per cent of the working age population is now on benefits, compared to 3.2 per cent in the East of England and 3.9 per cent in Great Britain.

Of the 3,287 people claiming benefits in Colchester, 2,143 are male and 1,144 are females.

Meanwhile, the number of people out of work in Tendring has risen for the sixth month in a row.

The figures, released by the Office for National Statistics, show there were 3,605 people out of work and claiming benefits last month, up from 3,499 in January.

More than 4.6 per cent of Tendring’s working-age population is now on benefits.

A total of 2,673 people in the Braintree district claimed Jobseekers’ Allowance last month, compared to 2,691 in January.

In Maldon, 924 claimed benefits last month, up from 892 in January.

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apec96 says...
3:26pm Wed 20 Mar 13

Yes because the Job Centre is failing young adults. My friend has found herself a job, after being set up with a false company BY the JC and losing everything. She has found herself a job, notified JC that she would not be in as she was at a job TRAINING DAY and she hasn't been paid. She is now behind on rent, has no food to eat, is ill with worry and cannot even claim JSA again if they don't take her on at the end of the ordeal. The JOBCENTER IS FAILING YOUNG PEOPLE.

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apec96 says...
3:31pm Wed 20 Mar 13

No support there at all for the people who are really pulling their finger out! Just because they have got on a training course doesn't mean they are getting paid. Plus, other than the job grant which will take ages to apply for, how is she going to put food on the table for herself. She doesn't go out partying, she doesn't ever treat herself. Her JC money goes on rent (uneligible for housing benefit) and food for herself. No family to rely on. The system is failing people like these who should be supported as they are setting the example.

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