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Two North East towns on youth unemployment black list

Sunderland and Middlesbrough have some of the highest rates of youth unemployment, according to a new study.

The Centre for Cities research placed Sunderland in the number two slot in its list of the worst ten British cities for youth unemployment, with Middlesbrough coming in at number six.

Hull is the British city with the highest rate of youth unemployment, with 9.85% of under-25s claiming jobless benefits in May.

Sunderland had a rate of 9.45% with Middlesbrough at 8.50%. The average rate for young people claiming unemployment benefit in the UK is 5.66%.

The figures for the number of long-term unemployed people are based on the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) figures, instead of the number of people claiming benefits.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .