Thousands of jobs, especially in manufacturing, were wiped out, leaving London with one of Canada s

While much of Canada has shaken off the brutal after-effects of the 2008-09 economic meltdown, London s welfare load the last-resort safety net after the jobless exhaust all their benefits remains stubbornly high, up 47% since 2006.
The numbers have stopped growing, but they underline the need for city council to kick-start a jobs and prosperity las vegas car rental agencies plan for London, says Coun. Matt Brown, who chairs council s community services committee. It will mull a just-released report on the welfare numbers Monday.
While the city s welfare caseload has essentially hit a plateau, the report says roughly 11,000 las vegas car rental agencies London households received welfare in the first half of 2012 addresses that are home to about 24,000 people, or 6.6% of the population.
Thousands of jobs, especially in manufacturing, were wiped out, leaving London las vegas car rental agencies with one of Canada s highest big-city jobless rates. Estimates are the city has shed $1 billion in annual payroll since 2007, and tough-times barometers such as food-bank usage remain persistently high.