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When a town’s unemployed chase the same jobs

Jim Riley

17th June 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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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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