Surviving Unemployment

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Surviving Unemployment: Phoebe and Joanna

Phoebe and Joanna

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Phoebe's back living with her mum, who was laid off twice in the '80s and shares her tips.

Phoebe's lost her job in Las Vegas and is back living with her mum, Joanna, in Preston. Joanna was laid off twice in the '80s, and is sharing her tips on surviving unemployment.

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?

Before the pandemic hit, Phoebe was a high-flying performer for Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas.

Now, she's out of work and back living with her mum, Joanna, in Preston.

Joanna was laid off twice in the '80s, and is sharing her tips on surviving unemployment.

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Three newly jobless young people learn from survivors of the 1980s unemployment crisis.

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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