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The coronavirus pandemic hit the UK and the world at the worst time for young people trying to enter the jobs market
The coronavirus pandemic hit the UK and the world at the worst time for young people trying to enter the jobs market. Employment opportunities have been limited as businesses focused on survival and adapting to the ‘new normal.’ This has left many young people on their own at the start of their careers.But, on the upside, it has led to a boom in young entrepreneurship. The pandemic job market Getting a job is tough in any market but the pandemic has limited hiring. Office for National Statistics figures show the number of job vacancies in November 2020 to January 2021 was 26 per cent lower than a year ago. There…