Long-term Unemployment in Dundee now almost 1 in 5
Councillor Kevin Keenan
17 November 2011
Almost 1 unemployed person in 5 in Dundee has been out of work for over a year.
According to figures from the Office of National Statistics, there are just over 1,000 of the 5,200 unemployed in Dundee who have been out of work for over a year.
Commenting on the figures, Councillor Kevin Keenan, Labour group leader on Dundee City Council said,
"Long-term unemployment means having much less money to support yourself and your family , being cut off from the network of daily activities with work colleagues, and a loss of personal status that having a job provides.
"It's particularly worrying when it affects young people because it makes it harder for them to find their way into work.
"This is already a significant problem.
"The number of young people unemployed in this country has passed the 1 million mark, and the number of young people in Dundee without a job has risen by 70 per cent in the last four years.
"Labour will continue to argue for its 5 point plan to get the economy moving again with more jobs through :
* a tax on bankers' bonuses to pay for jobs for the young
* accelerating long-term investment projects
* a temporary reversal of January's 5 per cent increase in VAT
* a 1 per cent cut in VAT home improvements, repairs and maintenance to 5%
* a national insurance tax break for a year for all those small firms which take on extra workers"
Councillor Kevin Keenan
17 November 2011
Almost 1 unemployed person in 5 in Dundee has been out of work for over a year.
According to figures from the Office of National Statistics, there are just over 1,000 of the 5,200 unemployed in Dundee who have been out of work for over a year.
Commenting on the figures, Councillor Kevin Keenan, Labour group leader on Dundee City Council said,
"Long-term unemployment means having much less money to support yourself and your family , being cut off from the network of daily activities with work colleagues, and a loss of personal status that having a job provides.
"It's particularly worrying when it affects young people because it makes it harder for them to find their way into work.
"This is already a significant problem.
"The number of young people unemployed in this country has passed the 1 million mark, and the number of young people in Dundee without a job has risen by 70 per cent in the last four years.
"Labour will continue to argue for its 5 point plan to get the economy moving again with more jobs through :
* a tax on bankers' bonuses to pay for jobs for the young
* accelerating long-term investment projects
* a temporary reversal of January's 5 per cent increase in VAT
* a 1 per cent cut in VAT home improvements, repairs and maintenance to 5%
* a national insurance tax break for a year for all those small firms which take on extra workers"