Anjum Klair

Our previous analysis in May examined unemployment data from March 2005 to March 2011 and found strong evidence of persistent poor local job prospects, with London being one of the worst hit areas of the country. Four London Boroughs including Hackney, Haringey, and Lewisham have been in the top ten employment blackspots in Britain for five of the last seven years.

The analysis found that West Dunbartonshire and East Ayrshire had overtaken London boroughs to become the worst employment blackspots in the country however there were still five London boroughs in the top ten.

The unemployment data released today shows that while West Dunbartonshire and East Ayrshire still rank highly in the top 10 employment blackspots, Haringey is now the hardest place in Britain to find a job, where there are almost forty dole claimants chasing every vacancy. We also find that five London boroughs are still in the top 10.

local authority	Region	Claimants	Vacancies	Ratio
Haringey	London	10,514	269	39.1
East Ayrshire	Scotland	4,399	143	30.8
Lewisham	London	9,811	371	26.4
Waltham Forest	London	9,193	351	26.2
West Dunbartonshire	Scotland	3,610	146	24.7
Hackney	London	11,028	460	24.0
North Ayrshire	Scotland	5,451	273	20.0
Clackmannanshire	Scotland	1,876	94	20.0
Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	2,049	103	19.9
Southwark	London	10,653	536	19.9

Source: nomisweb.co.uk