THE latest figures show 2,275 people from Basildon are looking for work, 5.5 per cent more than the 2,156 who were seeking a job last month.
Government statistics released today show 1,570 men and 705 women were claiming benefits because they could not find a job, equivalent to 2.2 per cent of the population.
Published Tuesday, November 22, 2005
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