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Retailers provided over 40% of new jobs among young people in last year
British Retail Consortium (BRC) figures reveal that retailers provided more than 40% of all new jobs in the UK among 16 to 21 year-olds over the last 12 months.
At a time when young people are struggling to enter the jobs market, over the last year, more than 13,500 jobs for new starters under the age of 21 were created by retailers. Retail now accounts for 42% of all jobs taken by 16 to 17 year-olds.
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