Scott Mann has welcomed news today that the South West is leading the UK's continuing rise in employment to record levels.
For August to October 2015, 73.9% of people aged from 16 to 64 were in work in the UK, up 0.4 percentage points from May to July 2015 and up 1.0 from a year earlier.
The UK employment rate, for the 3 months ending October 2015, was highest in the South West at 78.1%. The South West saw an increase of 39,000.This was the largest increase in the UK workforce.
Scott said:
“These figures are testament to this Government’s Economic Plan. We’re implementing the right fiscal policies which create more jobs and gets more people into work. 39,000 more people in work means greater financial security for 39,000 families.”
Latest figures also revealed that Jobseekers Allowance claimants numbered 550 in North Cornwall, down by 75 since November 2015 and down by 571 (51%) since November 2010.
Scott said:
“The growth in our economy is being felt everywhere, and that includes North Cornwall. Since 2010, there are 571 less people on Jobseekers Allowance, which means 571 less people out of work. We’ve got more small businesses opening up, such as food and drink producers, and shops and tourism businesses.
“And we’re not stopping here. We pledged to create 2 million jobs in 2010, and we’re pledging another 2 million jobs by 2020, as well as 3 million new apprenticeships.”
Other national figures include:
- Employment: rose 207,000 on the quarter (505,000 on the year) to a new record high of 31.3 million
- Full time employment: rose 143,000 on the quarter and 338,000 on the year
- Unemployment: fell 110,000 on the quarter (244,000 on the year) to 1.71 million – the lowest since 2008
- Female employment: remains at a record high of 96.0% with 14.6 million women in work
- Youth unemployment: fell 98,000 on the quarter (129,000 on the year) to 625,000 – the lowest since 2005
- Private sector employment: up 226,000 on the quarter (554,000 on the year) up 2.7 million since 2010
