Challenge of Unemployment

for Christians

redundancy of dismissal Finding out that you no longer have employment can hit you hard Financially Self Esteem.Confidence Feeling of Rejection

Unemployed?
Are you a are of the support that is availa!le? Are your pastoral leaders a are? Are you praying a!out the situation? Are you a are of the e! sites that are availa!le to help you?

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 ,ational Statistics1

"ocal and ,ational 2rends 3e can see ho Unemployment has affected our local are compared to the national scene. $t is also possi!le to see the industries that are affected. *ey +rayer point

4outh 4outh Unemployment is a &ey point for +rayer

Unemployment rate (aged 16+), seasonally adj sted

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 as 7).(8. 2he employment rate is up -.9 percentage points from #une to August )-(. and up -.7 from a year earlier. 2here ere .-.(9 million people in employment aged (5 and over: up );-:--- from #une to August )-(. and up 69-:--- from a year earlier. 2he percentage of the economically active population aged (5 and over ho ere unemployed 0the unemployment rate1 as 7.(8. 2he unemployment rate is do n -.9 percentage points from #une to August )-(. and do n -.5 from a year earlier. 2here ere )..) million unemployed people aged (5 and over: do n (57:--- from #une to August )-(. and do n (7):--- from a year earlier. 2he percentage of people aged from (5 to 56 ho ere economically inactive 0the economic inactivity rate1 as )).)8. 2he inactivity rate is do n -.( percentage points from #une to August )-(. and do n -.) percentage points from a year earlier. 2here ere ;.<. million economically inactive people aged from (5 to 56: do n )):--- from #une to August )-(. and do n 79:--- from a year earlier. 2otal pay and regular pay !oth rose !y -.<8 compared ith Septem!er to ,ovem!er )-().

+rayer' Real local stories

Sues storyHi - I am out of work since my mum, who I was caring for, died. It has been a steep learning curve for me as I have always worked - I was the one to go back to work early after my children were born as my husband was out of work at that time. My sleep pattern is shot as I cared for mum through the night a waking ! hour shift - " days a week, and I have lost my parents, and the #family home# which we moved to in $%%. I have now had % months of benefits and doubt that I will get any more money. I have more than & years working life to go and manage to keep busy and active as I can with voluntary work, church work, and clearing mum#s house. I want to work but feel that I am still not fully fit, physically or emotionally, so life is somewhat of a rollercoaster - now more than ever' (n the )ositivei know that *od has a plan for me - +ust wish he would make it clear' i am lucky because I have faith and have had a good working life - it is different for young people. but I need money to keep my car on the road and treat my granddaughter.

Unemployed or Underemployed

2here are a fe in the Church ho are currently unemployed and some may !e or&ing part time 2here are currently at least 6 Unemployed of or&ing age in this fello ship

Are you Unemployed=Underemployed and ,eed support?

>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! $ntervie s 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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