Boost as county jobless toll plunges by a fifth in a year
PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happensThis is a drop of 1,581 on last May at the height of the lockdown.And it has bucked the national trend, with Scotland dropping by 15 per cent in the same time frame.It was good news too for the young in Renfrewshire, with a drop of 17 per cent of jobless in the 18-20 age group.That figure is now 1,115, down 221 young folk.The monthly Universal Credit claimant count has increased marginally from 15,300 to 15,414 between May this year and June.Joanne Gallagher, the DWP Employer and Partnership manager for Renfrewshire, said: "At our Paisley Jobcentre, we are hosting face-to-face job fairs to support our youth customers as well as meet-the-employer events where young people can meet the employer to