Claimants outweigh vacancies in many parts of the UK, according to TUC

Claimants are outnumbering vacancies by more than 15 to one in some areas of Britain, according to TUC analysis cited in the Guardian. The analysis found that the claimant to vacancy ratio was 5:1 for the country as a whole, with ratios of 7.6 in London and 6.1 in the North East.

At a local level, the borough of Hackney is faring worst, with a ratio of 23.9 claimants per vacancy. North Ayrshire comes next with 18.6, and East Renfrewshire stands at 17.8. The London boroughs of Haringey and Lewisham are also in the top 10 employment blackspots, as are Hartlepool and the Wirral in the north.

The article also cites TUC’s reports which predicts there will be large disparities between the regions when it comes to sharing the burden of the spending cuts.

Source: The Guardian