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16/03/2009
Ten applicants for each job, says TUC |
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There are ten people chasing every job vacancy in Britain, a new survey by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has found.
Such employment shortages are particularly bad in the south-east, where there are 60 unemployed for each vacancy.
TUC general secretary Brendan Barber commented: "These shocking figures blow out of the water the government's claim that there are plenty of jobs available for people who are prepared to look."
Such a situation could make matters worse for those who are facing redundancy, as getting back into work could be difficult.
A recent study by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development concluded that Britain's will see another 600,000 jobs lost in 2009, although the worst of the trend will be over by Easter.
Later this week the Office for National Statistics will publish the latest unemployment figures, which may show that the number out of work and seeking benefits has risen past the two million mark.
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