See news item for 15th July

Whilst unemployment is still rising, it does appear to be levelling out. However Charnwood still has 3 wards in the top 10 in Leicestershire for unemployment and 6 of the top 10 for young people (16-18) not in education, employment or training.

Covers job hunting, debt, redundancy, mortgages, savings and pensions

The East Midlands Transition Loan Fund (TLF) is making £6m available to businesses across the region. The TLF will provide small to medium sized businesses with individual loans of between £50,000 and £250,000 for up to three years.

For more details about the TLF, contact Business Link on 0845 058 6644 or go to title link for more details.

Loughborough Hastings ward still has the highest JSA rate in the County, at 5.8% in April 2009. Loughborough and Sileby also have high rates not in education , employment or training (NEET),

This independent advice is provided by the Financial Services Agency and covers a wide range of issues including redundancy payments, benefits, budgeting, dealing with debt, mortgages and rent and getting back into work.

Regional Development Agencies have been given a pivotal role in the Government's industrial policy to combat the recession. emda, as the lead RDA in this area will play an important part.

The Prime Minister, Business Secretary Peter Mandelson and Innovation and Skills Secretary John Denham met with businesses and key partners at Loughborough University where they unveiled this new approach and published their “Building Britain’s Future - New Industry, New Jobs” paper.

The March edition of the Newsletter covers a variety of issues including funding, support for redundancies and advice on business strategy for survival.

With many businesses worried about the potential impact of the economic downturn, Business Link are keen to help companies access the information and advice they need to protect themselves against adverse business conditions and stay one step ahead of the market.

This month's report features local analysis of ;
JSA Claimants
NEET
Tacking worklessness
Vacancies
Vulnerability
Prosperity
Market towns
House prices

NB. Figures quoted from national sources that Loughborough has 24% shop vacancies are erroneous (true figure is less than half of this), although there has been a marked increase in unemployment in parts of Loughborough.