BURY UNEMPLOYMENT DOUBLES IN A YEAR!

Latest figures show that unemployment in Bury almost doubled over the year to April 09.

Job Seekers Allowance claimants shot up to 4558 in Bury up 1.8% from March and up 97% over the past year. Overall 4% of the working population are claiming JSA.

However, this still compares favourably with the Greater Manchester average. Across Greater Manchester 77908 were claiming JSA , up 2.4% on March and up 80% over the past year. Overall 4.8% were claiming JSA.

Worryingly the long term jobless figures are now on the increase. Bury now has 950 residents (claimants) out of work – up 12.4% in a month and 94% in a year. Long term jobless accounts for 20.8% of the jobless in Bury. In other words 1 in 5 have now been out of work for 6 months or more!

This is where this paralysed Labour Government is really failing people. While Brown fails to deal with the economic crisis and dithers over Government/Parliamentary reform, back on our towns and communities people are increasingly suffering the fallout and trauma of job cuts and businesses crashing.