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mirror.co.ukEighty new Jobcentres will open this year to help support and train people who have been pushed out of employment by the Covid crisis.
The sites, some of which are already up and running, will be in addition to the 639 Jobcentres that are currently open to the public.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said the temporary centres will help those who have lost work or may need to retrain as a result of Covid, with the aim to get people "back on track" with work coaches.
It comes as the UK's current unemployment rate is at 5.1% - the highest level in five years. The Office for National Statistics' most recent figures show 1.74million people were out of work between October and December last year.
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