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London's unemployment situation explained

London's unemployment rate is higher than anywhere else in the UK, according to data from the Office for National statistics.

Compared to before the pandemic, 124,000 fewer people in the capital are currently on a payroll.

BBC London's work and money correspondent Marc Ashdown looks at the reasons why.

Video by Jamie Moreland

6 September 2021

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Nick Mohammed on stage in character as A Christmas Carol

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A computer screen showing plant samples at Kew Gardens

Kew Gardens digitising eight million plant samples

People stand in Trafalgar Square to watch the tree's Christmas lights being turned on

Trafalgar Square's Christmas tree lights turned on

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Person wearing a jacket and jeans with a black and white dog on a lead walking on grass. Their backs are to the camera.

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Rolex robbers fought off by grandad with a takeaway

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A dancing instructor teaching a blind woman ballroom dancing

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A black and white image of a Father Christmas decoration stood on a sleigh

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Roy Castle OBE parasailing under Charing Cross Bridge. The houses of parliament can be seen in the background.

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A man places the final gold bauble on the Covent Garden Christmas tree

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A boy in a Kung Fu class

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Aerial view of Oxford Street in central London showing the twinkly stars over the street with a double decker bus and cars driving with their lights on

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The famous shopping street becomes the first major London display to switch on for Christmas.

Black ballet dancers performing in black trousers and silver tops

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