Dole queues have lengthened fastest over the past 12 months in Northern Ireland, where the housing market collapse has hit particularly hard, and in wealthy English south coast towns, which enjoy some of the highest employment rates in the country.
By Andrew Taylor, Employment Correspondent
Published: January 20 2009 22:34 | Last updated: January 21 2009 08:43
Dole queues have lengthened fastest over the past 12 months in Northern Ireland, where the housing market collapse has hit particularly hard, and in wealthy English south coast towns, which enjoy some of the highest employment rates in the country.