Growing up in the UK during the 1970s and 80s the hallmarks of a society wracked by unemployment were plain to see.
Dole queues on the news, cardboard cities of homeless youth, rising crime and urban decay were all the norm.
Even the songs on the radio reminded you that the prospects of finding a job were pretty slim. The reggae band UB40 took its name from the form you had to fill in to claim unemployment benefit while their hit One In Ten referred to the unprecedented unemployment rate at the time.
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