Unemployment falls in Calendar region
The latest figures show unemployment has fallen in the Calendar region
"More people are getting jobs in Yorkshire and the Humber" says Employment Minister
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Unemployment rates across the UK
How does unemployment in the Calendar region compare to other areas of the UK?
- North East: 127,000 (9.8%)
- Yorks and the Humber: 247,000 (9.1%)
- London: 372,000 (8.7%)
- West Mids: 235,000 (8.6%)
- North West: 293,000 (8.4%)
- Wales: 121,000 (8.2%)
- Scotland: 218,000 (8.1%)
- East Mids: 178,000 (7.7%)
- N. Ireland: 67,000 (7.6%)
- East of England: 212,000 (6.8%)
- South East: 289,000 (6.5%)
Minister welcomes fall in unemployment
– Mark Hoban, Minister for EmploymentIt’s good news to see yet another increase in the number of people in work and to see unemployment fall again. The fall in youth unemployment is particularly welcome, although we’re not complacent about the scale of the challenge still facing us.
We’re working hard to help the long-term unemployed back into a job. That’s why we’ve committed to supporting the hardest-to-help people over a two year period through the Work Programme so that we can help them overcome their barriers to work and get them into sustainable jobs.”
Unemployment figures for the Calendar region
- The unemployment rate in Yorkshire and the Humber is 9.1%
- The total number of unemployed in Yorkshire and the Humber is 247,000
- This is 20,000 less than the previous quarter