Covid19 fallout continues to hit York workers
Concerns are high about how the continuing lockdown will impact on jobs in York’s hospitality and retail sectors. Picture: Nadia Jefferson-Brown THE Covid19 crisis continues to take its toll with yet another rise in the number of York people seeking Universal Credit support. Jobless figures have soared to the highest level for more than four years, with nearly 830,000 workers dropped from UK payrolls since March 2020. The unemployment rate reached five per cent in the three months to November for the first time since early 2016 after another 202,000 people lost their jobs, according t...
Source: yorkpress.co.uk