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Unemployment down, but benefit claims up
The news today was of a fall in unemployment. Paradoxically, underlying this is an increase in JSA claimants. I’ve often said that JSA claims and unemployment are not the same thing, since many choose not to claim Jobseekers Allowance for a variety of reasons; they might be able to live off their own means or
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Hooray! The recession is over
The UK has finally left recession. As Gordon Brown repeatedly told us, we were one of the best placed economies to weather the storm – although quite how that tallies with being the last major economy to see growth and having the longest recession since current records began escapes me. What is interesting to me,
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Posted in Regeneration
Also tagged GDP, Gordon Brown, Jobseekers Allowance, recession
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Weekly wrap-up, 22 January
I seem to have stopped taking photos this year – so the cup of tea is getting a few outings – not that photos of meetings or a fairly damp and dreary London are any more exciting. Councillor Awards I started the week off acting as a judge for the Local Government Information Unit’s first
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Posted in Regeneration, Weekly report
Also tagged Awards, Business, contracts, councillor, LGIU, Local Strategic Partnership, LSP, NHS, Nine Elms, police, Power Station, Unemployment
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JSA claims remain steady in Wandsworth
There was an ever so slight fall in the number of Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) claims in Wandsworth last month with 47 fewer (a drop of 0.7% against last month) people signing on than in November. A total 6,594 people were claiming JSA, a rate of 3.2%. This is an increase of 1,939 (41.7%) on the
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JSA claims drop in Wandsworth
Earlier this week I did a little analysis on the number of Jobseekers Allowance claims in Wandsworth and pointed out that while claims seemed to have plateaued nationally the trend was still upwards in Wandsworth. This week saw a drop of 172 claims (or 2.5%) in Wandsworth that perhaps gives some hope we aren’t going
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Wandsworth in the recession
With the year drawing to a close, and hopefully the UK’s longest and deepest recession with it, I’ve spent a little time looking at how Wandsworth has coped. I’ve repeatedly said that while Wandsworth isn’t immune to the effects of recession it is better placed than most to weather it. The graphs below are various
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Posted in Regeneration
Also tagged Jobseekers Allowance, Latchmere, recession, Thamesfield, Unemployment
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The never-ending recession
We are now in the longest recession this country has suffered. No political points. The recession continues, unemployment goes up. Last month we saw a small drop in Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) claims, this month’s increase more than wipes out the drop. Overall there was an increase of 140 JSA claims this month, a 2.1% rise.
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Wandsworth sees a small fall in unemployment claims
The growth in unemployment slowed nationally, but in Wandsworth it fell slightly in September. Not much, just 43, but that’s still a fall! Overall there were 6,673 people claiming Jobseekers Allowance in Wandsworth in September. A fall of 43 (0.6%) on the previous month. Of course that is dwarfed by the steady increase in previous
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Unemployment continues to rise
As unemployment nationally rises to 2.47 million people the effects of the small dip in Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) claims in Wandsworth has been more than lost with subsequent rises. In August there were 6,716 people claiming JSA in Wandsworth, an increase of 219 (or 3.4%) on the previous month and up 2,754 (or 69.5%) on
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Unemployment claims back up in Wandsworth
After last month’s small drop in Jobseekers Allowance claims the number rose again in July. However, the rise was small, and I will – again – say there is a lot to be positive about in Wandsworth. However, we cannot buck the trend entirely, so it was hoping a bit too much that we’d see
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