Threshold Unemployed

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Challenge of Unemployment

for Christians


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redundancy of dismissal

Finding out that you no longer have employment can hit you hard

Financially Self Esteem.Confidence Feeling of Rejection


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Unemployed?

Are you aare of the support that is availa!le?

Are your pastoral leaders aare?

Are you praying a!out the situation?

Are you aare of the e! sites that are availa!le to he


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Local Job Centre Visit

A visit to your "ocal #o! centre

can feel

Uncomforta!le $ntimidating em!arassing


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Statistics are presented regularly

/n a monthly !asis the unemployment rates are pu!lished !y the /,S 0office of ,atio


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"ocal and ,ational 2rends

3e can see ho Unemployment has

affected our local are comparedto the national scene.

$t is also possi!le to see the industries

that are affected.

*ey +rayer point


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4outh

4outh Unemploymentis a &ey point for +rayer

Unemployment rate (aged 16+), seasonally adjsted
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Statistics come out regularly

!or "eptember to #o$ember %&1'

2he percentage of people aged from (5 to 56 ho ere in or& 0the employment rate1 asemployment rate is up -.9 percentage points from #une to August )-( and up -.7 from a y

ere -.(9 million people in employment aged (5 and over: up );-:--- from #une to Augu

69-:--- from a year earlier.

2he percentage of the economically active population aged (5 and over ho ere unemplounemployment rate1 as 7.(8. 2he unemployment rate is don -.9 percentage points from

)-( and don -.5 from a year earlier. 2here ere ).) million unemployed people aged (

(57:--- from #une to August )-( and don (7):--- from a year earlier.

2he percentage of people aged from (5 to 56 ho ere economically inactive 0the economas )).)8. 2he inactivity rate is don -.( percentage points from #une to August )-( an

percentage points from a year earlier. 2here ere ;.


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+rayer' Real local stories

Sues story-

Hi - I am out of work since my mum, who I was caring for, died. It has been a steep leame as I have always worked - I was the one to go back to work early after my children whusband was out of work at that time. My sleep pattern is shot as I cared for mum throa waking ! hour shift - " days a week, and I have lost my parents, and the #family hommoved to in $%%. I have now had % months of benefits and doubt that I will get any mhave more than & years working life to go and manage to keep busy and active as I can work, church work, and clearing mum#s house. I want to work but feel that I am still nophysically or emotionally, so life is somewhat of a rollercoaster - now more than ever'

(n the )ositive-i know that *od has a plan for me - +ust wish he would make it clear' i am lucky becausand have had a good working life - it is different for young people. but I need money tothe road and treat my granddaughter.


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Unemployed or Underemployed

2here are a fe in the Church ho are currently unemployed and some may !e or&in

2here are currently at least 6 Unemployed of or&ing age in this felloship

Are you Unemployed=Underemployed and ,eed support?


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>o Can you help?

$s there anyone in the church you &no that is unemployed?

>ave you offered to support them.

+ray for'

2he #o! Applications 2he #o! $ntervies 2he financial situation of families0 one person out of or& affects all the family1

Encourage those that are searching. Rejections test faith.


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"ocal Resources

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"ocal on line and outreC#SS.org

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