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The pandemic has turned the working lives of millions of people in Britain upside-down, with job losses and redundancies rife and livelihoods and income streams wiped out in a matter of months.
Last week, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey warned that unemployment figures are likely to be worse than documented, with around 2.2million people already out of work.
Losing a job and having to pick yourself up and start again can be tough, but there is a string of sectors where demand for new workers is growing, giving hope to those who need to find a new career path through no fault of their own.