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Nicola Sturgeon says rising unemployment in Scotland shows need to restart the economy
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dailyrecord.co.ukNicola Sturgeon has said a rise in unemployment underlines the need to restart the economy as quickly as can be done safely.
The First Minister announced today that £33 million will go towards helping people back to work once lockdown eases, as she warned lockdown was creating an "economic emergency".
She said Scotland's current unemployment rate of 4.1 per cent was "relatively low" by historical standards - but warned the figures "do not reflect the full economic impact of the pandemic " as they only cover to the end of March.
The SNP leader was speaking after it was revealed that Ovo Energy is planning to cut 2,600 jobs across the UK - with more than 1,000 at risk in Scotland.
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