SHOPS and businesses in Dunfermline are open again but there s a fear that unemployment could rise sharply when furlough and other support schemes come to an end. Councillors were given a report on the town s economic profile last week and, while there are positive signs about the recovery from the pandemic, it came with a warning. Fife Council s Peter Corbett told the City of Dunfermline area committee: Overall, the good news is that most of the key sectors in the Dunfermline area are up and running at a very high level, between 90 and 100 per cent. One of the things to highlight though is that while in retail 92 per cent of businesses are up and running, around 25 per cent of their staff are still furloughed.