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Wake Up to Money: Young, broke and out of work

Young, broke and out of work

BBC Radio 5 Live - Wake Up to Money, Young, broke and out of work

The latest jobs figures show it is young people who are driving the rise in unemployment.

Unsurprisingly, the latest figures show the unemployment rate is rising. But it is rising the most in the 16-24 age group. Sophie and Alex tell Sean how their job hunt is going.

How are young people being affected by the economic impact of Covid? Sean talks to two young job hunters who've been struggling to find work for months.
Is uni good value for money, given many courses will take place online? We get the view of a student and a lecturer.
And what's in a name? Thomas Cook is back, but not as we know it. The biggest shareholder of the collapsed travel company bought the name and the website and is relaunching the brand online from today. Thomas Cook's boss Alan French talks to Sean.

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