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Surviving Unemployment: Reece and Sean

Reece and Sean

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Reece is 23 and a carer for his mum. He meets Sean, who moved to London for work in 1985.

Reece is 23 and looking for work that fits around being a carer for his mum. He meets Sean, who left Liverpool to move to London for work in 1985 after three years on the dole.

Covid-19 is ravaging the UK's job market and as the furlough scheme winds up, the outlook for many jobseekers is bleak. 

Some forecast that we could see up to four million people out of work in 2021 - unemployment figures we haven't seen since the 1980s. 

So what can today's young people learn from those who found themselves out of work during the Thatcher years?

Reece is 23 and is looking for work that fits around his responsibilities as a carer for his mum, something which he worries that the pandemic has made almost impossible. 

He's meeting Sean, who left Liverpool to move to London for work in 1985 after three years on the dole.

Archive Credit: 'Liverpool Fights the Tories 1985' - Socialist Party

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Covid is ravaging the UK's job market and the outlook for young jobseekers is bleak. But what can they learn from those who found themselves out of work during the Thatcher years?

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