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Another 900 jobs lost as pandemic plunges families into poverty

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PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens A total of 890 employees were laid off in the month of May, adding to 2,600 people who lost their jobs in April. Read More News: It means the jobless total has skyrocketed by 88 per cent to 7,565.The figures, published by the Department of Work and Pensions yesterday, show an eighth of the entire working population of Renfrewshire is now on the dole.Almost half of those, 3,720 people, live in Paisley.The town’s north west constituency including Ferguslie Park and Shortroods has by far the largest number of people out of work, with the jobless count currently toppling 1,400. Read More News: And initial analysis of the figures shows that those who are losing their jobs are already struggling.

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