JSA claims have grown fastest in London

The latest official figures for Job Seeker's Allowance (JSA) claimants shows the numbers increasing faster in London than in any other region, according to analysis by The Guardian.

Although the proportion of people claiming JSA in London is lower than in parts of Northern England, the year-on-year increase is the highest at 8.8%. London now has a total of 235,177 JSA claimants, with the number of unemployed even higher at around 425,000.

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Posted on 20 February 2012

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