Huge fall in available job vacancies in Bassetlaw

That is according to the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) which collected data from Adzuna – one of the UK’s largest online job search engines.

There were 377 job vacancies in Bassetlaw on June 14 – 54 per cent fewer than on March 15, the date the IES used as the benchmark for pre-crisis vacancy levels.

The figure was also 57 per cent lower than at the same time a year previously.

Across the country, the number of vacancies plunged to 367,000 on June 14 – 55 per cent lower than the 820,000 jobs advertised before the virus rocked the economy.

Tony Wilson, director of the IES, said: “This crisis has affected all parts of the economy, but it’s clear that it is hitting some places harder than others.

“Many of these areas were struggling before this crisis began and are in even more trouble now.The think tank also compared the vacancy data to Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures on the number of people claiming work-related benefits.

It found there were around 13 claimants per vacancy in Bassetlaw in May, higher than the UK average of nine.

Mims Davies MP, employment minister, said: “We know it’s a challenging jobs market for many at the moment and some sectors have been hit particularly hard.

“That’s why we’ve taken unprecedented action to support our economy during this emergency, protecting millions of jobs and thousands of businesses through the furlough scheme, grants, loans and tax cuts.”