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22.08.23 Job Centre Unemployment Credit: PA / ITV

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.

24 Aug

Unemployment rate increases as wages continue to grow

It is the highest since the three months to October 2021, the ONS said, and brings the measure above pre-pandemic levels.

15 Aug

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Scottish unemployment rate increases slightly

The unemployment rate in Scotland for those aged 16 and older from March to May was 3.2%.

11 Jul

UK unemployment rises to 4% as inflation pain sharpens

Unemployment rate falls unexpectedly as number in work hits record high

Unemployment edges up in a sign higher interest rates may be biting

Unemployment rises again unexpectedly amid economic uncertainty

UK unemployment rate unchanged but job vacancies drop

Wages fail to keep up with prices as unemployment rises

UK unemployment rate rises as recession looms

Fewer people are working in Wales as unemployment figure falls

Fewer people seeking work in Jersey

Unemployment level in Guernsey at lowest since 2018

Unemployment rates drop across the Channel Islands

Unemployment in South Lakes 'twice as high' as before Covid-19