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Labour markets and unemployment: Minority groups hit hardest during the pandemic

Ollie Gardner

20th January 2021

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The TUC, the federation of trade unions in England and Wales, highlights that in every industry where there have been job losses, BME workers have been more likely to be made unemployed.

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Ollie Gardner

Ollie is a new economics teacher at an academically selective school having previously worked in the healthcare technology industry.

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