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Young people ‘worst affected by post-furlough unemployment’

1 min read Youth Work Coronavirus
Young people are among those worst affected by unemployment as the furlough scheme ends, research from the Resolution Foundation shows.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been urged to invest in local authorities. Picture: Parliament UK
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been urged to invest in local authorities. Picture: Parliament UK

In its new report Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, the Foundation finds that around one-in-five young people, aged 18 to 24, who were furloughed during lockdown have since lost their jobs and just one-in-three young people who have lost their jobs have been able to find new work.

The report, supported by the Health Foundation, includes a detailed online YouGov survey of 6,061 adults across the UK and analyses how the UK labour market has changed during the first eight months of the Covid-19 crisis, and the outlook for jobs over the coming months.

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