Anjum Klair
The unemployment data released today shows that not only is West Dunbartonshire still the hardest place in Great Britain to find a job, the number of claimants chasing each vacancy has increased from thirty one to thirty six.
We have previously reported that West Dunbartonshire has featured regularly in the top 10 employment blackspots.
Current Top Ten Employment Blackspots
|
Local Authority |
Region |
Claimant Count |
Vacancies |
Ratio |
|
West Dunbartonshire |
Scotland |
4,036 |
111 |
36.4 |
|
Inverclyde |
Scotland |
3,023 |
84 |
36.0 |
|
Lewisham |
London |
10,886 |
318 |
34.2 |
|
Hackney |
London |
10,869 |
461 |
23.6 |
|
Blaenau Gwent |
Wales |
3,393 |
150 |
22.6 |
|
Hartlepool |
North East |
4,671 |
214 |
21.8 |
|
Eilean Siar |
Scotland |
566 |
26 |
21.8 |
|
Lambeth |
London |
12,362 |
592 |
20.9 |
|
Kingston upon Hull |
Yorkshire & Humber |
15,431 |
759 |
20.3 |
|
Haringey |
London |
10,393 |
552 |
18.8 |
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The top 10 ten employment blackspots for young people (18-24 only) based on the claimant count figures released today are:
|
Local authority |
Region |
Proportion of resident population of age group |
|
Blaenau Gwent |
Wales |
19.4 |
|
Hartlepool |
North East |
17.3 |
|
Sandwell |
West Midlands |
16.4 |
|
Redcar & Cleveland |
North East |
16.2 |
|
Merthyr Tydfil |
Wales |
15.9 |
|
Wolverhampton |
West Midlands |
15.7 |
|
South Tyneside |
North East |
15.2 |
|
Doncaster |
Yorkshire & Humber |
14.9 |
|
Walsall |
West Midlands |
14.9 |
|
Caerphilly |
Wales |
14.8 |
Blaenau Gwent has consistently been at the top of the blackspot areas since we have been reporting on youth unemployment blackspots (September 2011).
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