North East is worst for unemployment
Unemployment figures show 134,000 people are unemployed in the North East. That's a rise of 10.3% since the last quarter.
- Kenny Toal
Unemployment up in North East
Despite unemployment decreasing nationally, latest figures show there has been another rise in the North East.
More than one in 10 are now out of work. That's the highest rate in the country.
Kenny Toal has been looking behind our jobs figures to find out what they really mean.
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