The number of young unemployed in Dorset has more than trebled
UNEMPLOYMENT among Dorset's young people has more than trebled since this time last year, the latest joblessness figures show.
The news came as it emerged that record numbers of workers had been made redundant between August and October.
In the BCP Council area, the number of 18-24 year-olds claiming benefits through unemployment was up 224 per cent to 2,703. Claimants of all ages totalled 15,738, up 154 per cent.
In the Dorset Council area, young claimants rose 230 per cent to 1,770, while total unemployment rose 164 per cent to 9,815.
In the New Forest, benefit claimants rose 184 per cent to 4,452, while the number of young people on benefits was up 284 per cent to 845.