Unemployment
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Coronavirus job losses: what help can you claim?In Depth Number of people on unemployment benefit per vacancy increases fivefold
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Instant Opinion: Boris Johnson ‘busy passing the buck’ on coronavirusIn Depth Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Friday 17 July
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Up to a third of Rishi Sunak’s £30bn Covid package was ‘old money passed off as new’Speed Read IFS says chancellor’s spin on recycled cash is ‘corrosive to public trust’
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Reaction: will Rishi Sunak’s £30bn rescue package stave off summer of discontent?In Depth Chancellor slashes stamp duty and VAT as total bill for coronavirus relief soars above annual health spend
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Reaction: Rishi Sunak to unveil £2bn youth jobs scheme to tackle Covid crisisIn Depth Chancellor also expected to announce stamp duty ‘holiday’ and VAT cut in bid to boost post-lockdown economy
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At least 10,000 UK workers axed in two days as clock ticks down on Covid jobs schemeSpeed Read Many thousands of further redundancies are expected
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Explained: Bank of England predicts V-shaped economic recoverySpeed Read Britain rebounding ‘sooner and faster’ than expected - but unemployment poses threat
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Instant Opinion: is Boris Johnson ‘afraid of parliamentary scrutiny’?In Depth Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Tuesday 19 May
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Fed economists estimate unemployment rate could hit 32 percentSpeed Read
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Coronavirus: UK unemployment set to double as GDP collapsesSpeed Read Warnings coronavirus will cause economic hit ‘multiple times that of the global financial crisis’
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Why a GOP argument about unemployment insurance probably doesn't make much senseSpeed Read
By Tim O'Donnell Published
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Trump administration asks states to delay releasing unemployment numbersSpeed Read
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Last week's spike in unemployment claims was worse than any during the Great Recession
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UK unemployment figures ‘should be millions higher’Speed Read OECD research reveals ‘hidden’ areas of joblessness located mainly in northern urban areas
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