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Unemployment in Dorset has more than doubled since 2020 MORE than twice as many people in Dorset were unemployed in last month as in 2020 – and young people were the hardest-hit. There were 14,814 people out of work and claiming benefits in the BCP Council area in April, up 126 per cent on last year. In the Dorset Council area, the figure was 9,386 – up 133 per cent year-on-year. Among people aged 18-24, joblessness was up 144 per cent to 2,369 in the BCP area and up 187 per cent to 1,706 in the rest of the county. In the New Forest, the number of unemployment rose 139 per cent to 4,062, while the figure for 18-24 year-olds rose 211 per cent to 731. The figures come from the government’s “alternative claimant count” of people out of work while claiming Universal Credit.
Unemployment in Hampshire is more than twice what it was last year MORE than twice as many people in Hampshire were unemployed last month as in 2020 – and young people were the hardest-hit.
Southampton had 12,027 people out of work and claiming benefits in April, up 116 per cent on last year. Of those, 2,245 were aged 18-24 – a rise of 150 per cent on last year. But there were signs of improvements, with the national unemployment rate falling slightly from January to March. Andy Sherman, employer and partnership manager for the Department of Work and Pensions in Hampshire and Dorset, said: “We’re seeing vacancies start to improve, especially in the hospitality sector as they recruit to full those roles prior to reopening.”