out to do, to get extra jabs in more people s arms to give us the extra level of protection we were seeking. but he is right, the only sustainable way to protect those jobs is to get the economy reopened so those people can return to work and provide for their families, and indeed move on to brighter opportunities. mr sunak said current estimates put the number of workers still on furlough at the end of may at two million the lowest level since june of last year. does my right honourable friend recall that at the start of the pandemic, many| commentators feared it would lead to unemployment. on and i m president of scale? can i therefore ask- the chancellor if he has estimated the actual impact of his furlough scheme - on protecting jobs? well, my honourable friend makes an excellent point. the furlough scheme has supported over 11.5 million jobs since the start of the pandemic and she s right to point out that, at that point, the forecast for unemployment showed to peak at aroun
construction sector is the hardest hit with unemployment peaking at 27.1% since february 2010. and was still well above the national average at 12.8% last month. the numbers are improving but simonson says the reality is some 750,000 experienced workers have left the field in the last two years. they re finding job jobs in other industry, not in construction. maybe truck driving, manufacturing services or they re going back to school. retiring. reality because employment in the field has essentially been stagnant for much of the past two years. experts say construction demends on overall demand. the rest of the economy must be expanding at a stronger rate beforepiss move forward building offices. on the stump, the president suggested more public sector spending with money used for war in recent years. take the other end and do nation building at home. let s put some folks back to work in ohio. rebuilding our roads.