Around 730,000 workers have lost their jobs since lockdown began, new figures show
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAround 730,000 workers in the UK have been taken off the payrolls of British companies since the start of the coronavirus lockdown in March, new figures show.According to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), employment rates have continued to decline in the past month, as another 81,000 jobs fell off payrolls across the country.And between May and June, employment dropped by the largest amount in a quarter since 2009.The over-65s, the self-employed and part-time workers were especially badly hit.Yet it cannot be said that the official unemployment rate is rising.
To be counted among the unemployed, workers need to be actively looking for a new job, which many have decided not to do yet, the ONS said.However, this doesn't mean.
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