Unemployment figures rise - Gillian Shephard reaction

Title

Unemployment figures rise - Gillian Shephard reaction

Genre

Interview

TX Date

18 Jun 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:02:57

Description

Interview with Employment Secretary, Gillian Shephard, following a rise in the unemployment total to 2,716,600 - the first time it has been over 2,700,000 since 1987. She says that although the figures are disappointing, it is half the increase of last month. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Gillian Shephard

Keywords

Unemployment; Employment; Cabinet ministers; Financial statistics; Unemployment statistics

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