Five people competing for every job vacancy in Yorkshire, study reveals

A study by Unison found the worst area in the country was the Isle of Wight, with almost 24 jobseekers per vacancy, followed by Hackney in London, with more than 20.

There are at least five people for every vacancy in 113 local authorities, but some in the region are harder hit.

In Hull there are 14.4 Jobseekers Allowance claimants for every job opportunity. In North East Lincolnshire there are 11.9 unemployed people for each vacant post and in Bradford there are 7.4 applicants for every available
job.

London was found to be one of the worst regions, with more than 10 jobseekers per vacancy
in a third of the capital’s 32 boroughs.

Unison said its study showed the scale of the jobs “crisis” and follows the loss of 500,000 public-sector jobs since the coalition came to power.

General secretary Dave Prentis said: “The scale of the ongoing jobs crisis is deeply worrying.

“Three long years of cuts – with more to come – and still there
are not enough jobs to go
around.”