The Big Questions that affect you

Through to March 2010, the BBC in the North East and Cumbria will be asking some of the Big Questions on issues that affect your life in our region.

We will closely examine them, with the view to provide answers to the questions raised.

First, we address the thorny issue of employment. With 124,000 people out of work in the region, what hope is there for real jobs?

People from all walks of life are now asking: "Why can't I get a job?"

We'll be trying to answer that question from Monday 19 October.

We've a whole week of coverage on BBC One's Look North programme, your local radio station and, of course, on-line with the BBC Local websites.

Read the Job Centre Plus' advice for job-hunting, here... Download the reader here

See some of our stories from the region:

BBC Wear: Graduate job-hunter on a mission

BBC Tyne: Diary of a 50-something job seeker

BBC Tees: Changing career in the recession

We need your help

For our next Big Question in November we want to know - Are you proud of your community?

You can get in touch through the e-mail form below or telephone our freephone: 0800 092 7300.

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