However, 726,000 jobs have been lost since February 2020 when the pandemic began, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Tuesday. Jonathan Athow, deputy national statistician at the ONS, said the vast majority of job losses affected the under-25s age group. TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady said there could be a gap of months before workers know if they still have a job. Chancellor Rishi Sunak said an update on job support will be announced during next week’s Budget. "I know how incredibly tough the past year has been for everyone, and every job lost is a personal tragedy.

Source: Daily Mirror February 23, 2021 07:25 UTC