Mabon ap Gwynfor A SENEDD candidate for Dwyfor Meirionnydd has called for action on a rise in youth unemployment.
Figures show the unemployment rate amongst young people is now higher than the national average in Wales.
Prior to lockdown in March last year, the youth unemployment rate in Dwyfor Meirionnydd stood at 3.9 per cent. It now stands at 8.6 per cent whilst the Wales average is 8.5 per cent.From February 2020 to January 2021, the claimant count for those aged 18-24 in Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency increased by 122 per cent. In Wales, the claimant count increased by 82 per cent […]
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