Unemployment

Lisa Nandy, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (left)

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Employment minister Alison McGovern and a stick of Blackpool rock

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The £100m DWP building in Blackpool

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Brits dodge financial scenarios as 20% struggle with everyday maths

Brits dodge financial scenarios as 20% struggle with everyday maths

Stock image of a woman looking distressed. Credit: Manuel_Faba/Adobe

This area of Lancashire is the 'most stressed' in the whole of the UK

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A promenade scene shows a busy Blackpool seafront

Thousands of people in Blackpool classed as 'economically inactive'

UK unemployment rate rises to 3.7% amid cost of living crisis according to ONS

Unemployment rate rises to 3.7% according to ONS

People walk near the Job Centre in Westminster.

Unemployment rate increases as UK economy heads for recession

Unemployment has fallen to pre-pandemic levels

Unemployment falls to pre-covid levels, official figures show

Unemployment has fallen across Lancashire

Unemployment down across Lancashire as jobs market stays strong

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Letters - Thursday, January 6, 2022

Unemployment could increase by around 150,000 in the autumn

Bumpy ride ahead for jobs market, report predicts

Unemployment has edged downwards in April but more people are claiming work-related benefits

Unemployment starts to fall as more businesses open up following coronavirus res...
The unemployment rate fell slightly in April as businesses began to open up after lockdown.
Tim Gavell

Unemployment is still high compared to February last year

Early signs of unemployment easing but almost 700,000 people fewer workers than ...

1.74 million people are now without a job as the coronavirus lockdowns hit employment

Unemployment rises again as pandemic's effects result in 1.7 million without a j...

Unemployment is at a 5 year high - practical advice if you're currently job hunting (Photo: Shutterstock)

Unemployment is at a 5 year high - practical advice if you're currently job hunt...

The number of people claiming work related benefits has jumped along with unemployment

Unemployment hits a four year high as firms shed jobs amid the coronaviurs crisi...

The latest unemployment figures show coronavirus effects even before the latest lockldown

Coronavirus pandemic causes record number of redundancies across Lancashire

Unemployment is rising

Record number of redundancies as UK jobless rate rises to 4.8 per cent

The effects of the pandemic are continuing to bite as redundancies and unemployment rise (Photo: Shutterstock)

Unemployment and redundancy rates are on the rise in the UK - here are the place...

Jobless numbers are rising

Lancashire jobless rate rises - but worse is to come, experts fear

How does your area compare? (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are worst hit areas of the UK for unemployment due to the coronavirus outb...

Employment nationally, including part time work and zero hours contracts has risen to a new record

Employment at record high nationally but Fylde coast sees rise in people on bene...

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Letters - January 4, 2020
If you are driving don’t drink anything
James Reader

Policemen outside the Conservative party conference in Blackpool, when there were protests about employment, October 23, 1981

People power on the Fylde coast: Rallying calls of the past

The numbers of people claiming benefits remains flat on the Fylde coast

Record numbers of people in work, but Fylde coast picture looks flat

This months unemployment figures show a confusing picture

Unemployment AND the number of people in work both rise nationally! But in Lanca...

Unemployment remains fairly stable

Employment ticks down but wages rise

Unemployment is at a record low

Unemployment hits record low but wages growth disappoints

Unemployment is down

Unemployment falls to record low but wage growth slows

Unemployment is down nationally but benefit claims are up

Mixed picture on Fylde coast over employment

Unemployment has risen

Fylde coast unemployment rises once more

Unemployment nationally is down but not on the Fylde coast

Unemployment figures show regional inequality

The number of people out of work on the Fylde coast has risen

Unemployment rises on Fylde Coast

Maxine Garrett in the gym

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Blackpool South MP Gordon Marsden

Blackpool's Resort's jobless rate has risen

The latest job figures have been released by the Government.

Fylde coast sees rise in jobless

Unemployment has fallen nationally but remains fairly static locally

Nationally unemployment falls but Fylde coast shows little change

Unemployment is falling in the area. Below: MPs Gordon Marsden and Paul Maynard

Unemployment shows a fall

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