More than 7,000 roles advertised in job centres unfilled for six months

Thousands of jobs have been left unfilled for at least six months, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics.In May more than 7,000 jobs had been advertised in job centres for at least six months, the Sunday Times reported. Nearly a thousand of these roles (942) had remained unfilled for a year or more, and 48 for two years.