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When a town’s unemployed chase the same jobs

Wednesday, June 17, 2009
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The media are often quick to default to statistical analysis and summary of the rising unemployment numbers.  We don’t often see the personal issues of trying to find a job examined….

So this brief piece on BBC News this morning comes as a breath of fresh air.  A senstively-handled account of how several hundred job applicants in Boston (Lincolnshire) are all chasing a small number of new retail jobs in the former Woolworth’s store.

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