TUC has warned that, on average, for every job currently being advertised in the UK, there are 10 jobseekers.

Figures show that this is twice the number of people who were claiming jobseekers a year ago, when there were 4 jobseekers for every job advertised.

Though in some council areas, there are as many as 20 people after each job that is advertised.

The Isle of Wight is one of the worst hit areas according to the data, which shows that there are 60 jobseekers per job available.

In Scotland’s Western Isles, there is currently an average of 44 seekers per job, in Blaenau Gwent – 42, and Rhondda, Cynon, Taff – 36.

In London, two of its boroughs are also among the worst affected. Hackney and Lewisham have 36 and 34 jobseekers per job respectively according to the data.

Decline in Job Vacancies

The Office for National Statistics is expected to announce tomorrow that UK unemployment levels have risen above the two million mark in the last quarter.

TUC General Secretary, Brendan Barber has said: “Rising unemployment has been matched by an equally shocking decline in job vacancies.

“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 figures shown in the TUC data are separate to the report conducted by accountants BDO Story Hayward, which has said that one in every 56 UK businesses will fail this year, an increase of 59% on last year.

10% of UK Workforce to Become Jobless?

Just last week the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) predicted that UK unemployment would reach 3.2 million by the end of next year. This is just over 10% of the country’s workforce.

David Frost, BBC director general has said that the government need to do more to help all firms, regardless of their size.

The cause of the level of unemployment is due to the current recession, the UKs first since 1991. The UK economic output falling by 1.5% in the final quarter of 2008, after another drop of 0.6% in the three months previous to this measurement.

 

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