Nicola Sturgeon coronavirus update LIVE as Scots job losses hit record high amid pandemic
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dailyrecord.co.ukcoronavirus pandemic has forced thousands of Scots out of work leading to record redundancy figures, new data has revealed.
Around 30,000 people in the country lost their jobs in the three months to October - up from 5,000 between May and July, numbers from the Office for National Statistics have shown.
Shops, factories and hospitality businesses like bars and restaurants have been hardest hit. The figures were also up from 9,000 redundancies between February and April, and 6,000 between last November and January.It is the highest number seen since records began.Meanwhile Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed a new strain of Covid blamed for outbreaks in the south-east of England has now been found in Scotland.
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