Greater Manchester – 15000 jobs cut over two years

Almost 15,000 jobs have been slashed from Greater Manchester town halls over the last two years.

New figures show the region’s 10 councils have cut 14,385 staff – more than 16 per cent – since September 2010 as they battle to balance the books after massive reductions in funding from central government.

The data shows huge variation between the cuts made by different councils.

Rochdale, Oldham, Tameside and Manchester have cut around one in five employees – whereas Bury’s numbers are down less than five per cent…

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Cuts slash 15000 Greater Manchester council jobs over two years
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