Hackney's employment crisis one of the worst in the UK with twenty ...

The national average of applications per available job is four, but in Hackney, the number is five times higher, with 20 people applying for each vacancy. Research by Unison showed that London was one of the country's worst affected regions, with 10 jobseekers applying for every position in a third of the city's 32 boroughs. Dave Prentis, UNISON General Secretary, warned that more government cuts could be even more damaging to the UK jobs market

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Hackney's employment crisis one of the worst in the UK with twenty …

Hackney's employment crisis one of the worst in the UK with twenty ...