new evidence of the economic damage done by the pandemic. new figures show the biggest fall in the number of people in work in the uk for more than a decade. they're laying out more and more people like myself, who have got years and years of experience who are looking in job adds verts every day and thinking there's nothing there, there's just no end in sight. we want to see a return to economic vitality and health and some parts of economy are undoubtedly showing great resilience, but there will be bumpy months ahead and a long whey to go. —— way to go. and debenhams havejust announced they're cutting 2,500 jobs. the other stories this lunchtime...

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good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. there's stark new evidence today of the devastating economic damage done by the pandemic. employment in the uk has seen the largest fall in over a decade. the number of people in work has dropped by nearly three quarters of a million since the lockdown began. the office for national statistics said the worst hit workers were the youngest and oldest workers and those in manual occupations. and it's just been anounced that 2,500 jobs have and it's just been announced that 2,500 jobs have been lost at debenhams. sarah corker reports. no part of the economy has been left unscathed. from restaurant chains to retailers. some of the uk's biggest names have been cutting thousands ofjobs. our streets and offices are still far from normal. i have already applied for that one.

thee party and events company thatjulie worked for in dorset went bust in may. she is frustrated she rarely hears back from job applications. as more and more businesses every day are collapsing, they are laying out more and more people like myself who have years of experience who are looking into job adverts every day and thinking, there is just nothing there. there is no end in sight. there has been a big drop in the number of people on the payroll of british companies. since march, 730,000 people left the payroll. last month alone, around 81,000 jobs were lost. the overall unemployment rate was estimated at 3.9%, largely unchanged. this is cushioned by the furlough scheme. we wa nt we want to see a return to economic vitality and health and some ports of economy are undoubtedly showing great resilience. but there are bumpy months ahead. there were more

warnings from the aviation sector with passenger traffic at heathrow plunging 88%. but the hospitality sector is improving. the eat out to help out scheme has given the hospitality sector a welcome boost. in its first week it was used 10.5 million times. but will it be enough to persuade businesses to hang on to staff in the months ahead? and this lunchtime there is more grim news for the high street, debenhams is cutting 2,500 jobs. while figures suggest older workers are often the ha rd est suggest older workers are often the hardest hit. i think providing them opportunity and financial support, giving them the opportunity to cross training to other sectors, there are many things we - be 7777-7 +7=777 777,77, 57 !77 77,77 7, 7 right ,-,-,,7,,—,-,,- 77:77 ,77 77 57 !77 77,77 7, 7 right now ,-,-,,7,,—,-,,- 77:77 ,77 77 77 !77 77,77 7, 7 right now these ,-,-,,77—,-,,- 77:77 ,77 77 77 77 77,77 7, 7 right now these people - been