Tag Archives: Jobseekers Allowance
Unemployment claims continue to increase in Wandsworth
Gordon Brown’s economic miracle doesn’t seem to show any sign of slowing. My observation that the rate of increase seemed to have slowed last month was shown to be idle conjecture this month as the rate grew again. I will continue to say that Wandsworth seems to be weathering the recession better than most places. [...]
Wandsworth Jobseekers Allowance number continue to rise
The number of people claiming Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) in Wandsworth broke through the 6,000 mark in April. The rate of increase was slower than previous months, not enough to say we’ve turned the corner, or even that we’re approaching the corner, but a smaller increase is good news nonetheless. The total claiming JSA in April [...]
Wandsworth unemployment claims up by over 13%
Unemployment claims nationally have hit 2,000,000 and if you follow this blog you’ll know I regularly report the JobSeeker’s Allowance JSA claims for Wandsworth. The figures for February were released yesterday and showed a 13.6% jump from January. The increase means I’ve had to change the scale on the graph I was using (which only [...]
Wandsworth Jobseekers’ Allowance claims climb higher
The January figures of Jobseekers Allowance claims have continued to rise. January’s figures show an increase of 168 for the month, 1,082 for the year. It’s a fairly significant increase, although less than the previous month. It’s worth bearing in mind that this is a total of Jobseekers Allowance claimants, those people who have registered [...]
The recession begins to bite
While it the announcement that the UK is formally in a recession was expected, the size of the fall of GDP took many by surprise. Three quarters have now passed since the UK economy grew, Q2 2008 saw the economy remain flat, to be followed by 0.6% and 1.5% contractions in Q3 and Q4. And [...]
Wandsworth unemployment increases
National Statistics have released the latest figures of Jobseekers Allowance claimants. In Wandsworth there has been an increase of 422 claims over the year from November 2007 to November 2008 – from 3,874 to 4,296. Most worrying is that more than half of that increase, 251, was in just the last month, between October and [...]
