There are currently 1.67m people out of work in Britain, including 131,000 across the West Midlands region, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Ahead of a jobs fair from 10am to 2pm tomorrow (Wed) at Millennium Point in Birmingham, staged jointed by Starting Point Recruitment (SPR) and the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP), the Talk Through Walls podcast looks at this topic.
Gary Sambrook, managing partner of Brum-based public affairs agency Walk Through Walls, and his colleague Simon Evans, PR consultant for Walk Through Walls, thrash through unemployment rates, benefits costs, the facts and stats, the whys and wherefores.
Are they right? Are they wrong? Have a watch and have your say either in the comments section below or on YouTube.
