File photo dated 19/03/09 of a Job Centre Plus branch as the literacy gap between young people who are jobless and out of education and their working peers is bigger in the UK than in many other developed nations. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Wedn
Hampshire businesses have been badly affected by the pandemic, leading to a significant rise in unemployment.
The UK is set for the highest level of unemployment in our country that we have experienced since 1981.
According to the latest OBR (Office for Budget Responsibility) estimates the jobless rate in the UK will peak at 7.5% in the middle of 2021 – representing 2.6 million people out of work – up from about 4% before the pandemic struck.