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| Jobs summit aims to tackle unemployment in Dundee | Jobs summit aims to tackle unemployment in Dundee |
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| Dundee will host a jobs summit later, aimed at tackling high levels of unemployment in the city. | |
| The city has an above average number of people claiming out-of-work benefits, despite rising employment in Scotland. | The city has an above average number of people claiming out-of-work benefits, despite rising employment in Scotland. |
| UK and Scottish government ministers will meet representatives from Dundee City Council, businesses and universities. | UK and Scottish government ministers will meet representatives from Dundee City Council, businesses and universities. |
| Scotland Office Minister Andrew Dunlop and Deputy First Minister John Swinney will attend the event at Malmaison. | Scotland Office Minister Andrew Dunlop and Deputy First Minister John Swinney will attend the event at Malmaison. |
| Lord Dunlop said: "Dundee is a city with huge potential and promise, but unemployment is a significant issue which needs to be tackled. | Lord Dunlop said: "Dundee is a city with huge potential and promise, but unemployment is a significant issue which needs to be tackled. |
| "The best way of doing that is if Scotland's two governments work with the local authorities, businesses, entrepreneurs and other organisations with the city's best interests at heart." | "The best way of doing that is if Scotland's two governments work with the local authorities, businesses, entrepreneurs and other organisations with the city's best interests at heart." |
| Official figures show that in Dundee the proportion of the working-age population claiming out of work benefits was 3.2% in January, compared with a Scotland-wide figure of 2.2%. | Official figures show that in Dundee the proportion of the working-age population claiming out of work benefits was 3.2% in January, compared with a Scotland-wide figure of 2.2%. |
| The city's employment rate was 63.3% between October 2014 and September 2015, below the average rate for Scotland of 73.1%. | The city's employment rate was 63.3% between October 2014 and September 2015, below the average rate for Scotland of 73.1%. |