
Are the North East's improved jobs figures a levelling up success story?
The region's unemployment rate is now level with the UK average. We look at what's behind it, and whether the government can claim credit.
The region's unemployment rate is now level with the UK average. We look at what's behind it, and whether the government can claim credit.
It is the highest since the three months to October 2021, the ONS said, and brings the measure above pre-pandemic levels.
The unemployment rate in Scotland for those aged 16 and older from March to May was 3.2%.