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| Each UK job 'chased by 10 people' | Each UK job 'chased by 10 people' |
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| There is an average of 10 jobseekers for every vacancy advertised in UK jobcentres, the TUC has warned. | There is an average of 10 jobseekers for every vacancy advertised in UK jobcentres, the TUC has warned. |
| The trade union body said the ratio - which applies to unemployed people who are claiming jobseeker allowance - had more than doubled over the past year. | The trade union body said the ratio - which applies to unemployed people who are claiming jobseeker allowance - had more than doubled over the past year. |
| The TUC said that while 10 unemployed people were chasing every advertised job in January of 2009, a year earlier it was only four per vacancy. | The TUC said that while 10 unemployed people were chasing every advertised job in January of 2009, a year earlier it was only four per vacancy. |
| In 25 council areas there were now more than 20 people per job, it added. | In 25 council areas there were now more than 20 people per job, it added. |
| 'Shocking jobs fall' | 'Shocking jobs fall' |
| The TUC said the Isle of Wight was the worst hit area, and now had a ratio of 60 jobseekers per advertised vacancy. | The TUC said the Isle of Wight was the worst hit area, and now had a ratio of 60 jobseekers per advertised vacancy. |
| See how unemployment has risen | See how unemployment has risen |
| It was followed by Scotland's Western Isles, 44, and Blaenau Gwent, 42, and Rhondda, Cynon, Taff, 36. | It was followed by Scotland's Western Isles, 44, and Blaenau Gwent, 42, and Rhondda, Cynon, Taff, 36. |
| RISING UNEMPLOYMENT The TUC says that, on average, there are now 10 jobseekers per job advertised in a jobcentre class="" href="/1/hi/business/7944907.stm">One in every 56 businesses will fail in 2008, says accountants BDO Story Hayward Official UK unemployment to pass two million, official figures are expected to show this weekRead our guide on class="" href="/1/hi/business/7842026.stm">how to cope with unemploymentSee the class="" href="/1/hi/business/7789784.stm"> picture of unemployment across the UK | |
| Two London boroughs came next, with Hackney on 36, and Lewisham on 34. | Two London boroughs came next, with Hackney on 36, and Lewisham on 34. |
| The TUC said it had come to its figures by analysing official data. | The TUC said it had come to its figures by analysing official data. |
| The Office for National Statistics is now expected to say on Wednesday that UK unemployment went above two million between January and March. | The Office for National Statistics is now expected to say on Wednesday that UK unemployment went above two million between January and March. |
| "Rising unemployment has been matched by an equally shocking decline in job vacancies," said TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber. | "Rising unemployment has been matched by an equally shocking decline in job vacancies," said TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber. |
| "The government can no longer claim there is plenty of work available when there are as many as 20 dole claimants per jobcentre vacancy in parts of the country." | "The government can no longer claim there is plenty of work available when there are as many as 20 dole claimants per jobcentre vacancy in parts of the country." |
| Continuing recession | Continuing recession |
| The TUC's figures came as a separate report by accountants BDO Story Hayward said one in every 56 UK businesses will fail in 2009, a 59% rise on last year. | The TUC's figures came as a separate report by accountants BDO Story Hayward said one in every 56 UK businesses will fail in 2009, a 59% rise on last year. |
| JOBSEEKERS PER VACANCY Isle of Wight - 60Western Isles - 44Blaenau Gwent - 42Rhondda, Cynon, Taff - 36Hackney - 36Lewisham - 34Argyll & Bute - 31Greenwich - 30Lambeth - 29South Tyneside - 28 Source: TUC | |
| The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) estimated last week that UK unemployment would reach 3.2 million - or just over 10% of the workforce - by the second half of next year. | The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) estimated last week that UK unemployment would reach 3.2 million - or just over 10% of the workforce - by the second half of next year. |
| BCC director general David Frost said the government had to do more to help firms of all sizes. | BCC director general David Frost said the government had to do more to help firms of all sizes. |
| Unemployment is rising as the UK recession, the first since 1991, continues. | Unemployment is rising as the UK recession, the first since 1991, continues. |
| UK economic output fell by 1.5% in the last three months of 2008, after a drop of 0.6% between July and September. This met the widely accepted definition of a recession - two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth. | UK economic output fell by 1.5% in the last three months of 2008, after a drop of 0.6% between July and September. This met the widely accepted definition of a recession - two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth. |
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