Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 3982
Unemployment
Tabled: 3 September 2024
Answered: 5 September 2024
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made on trends of unemployment rates over the last 12 months.
Answer
Alison McGovernThe unemployment rate has fallen slightly over the last 12 months, by 0.1%pts to 4.2%. The unemployment rate does not capture everyone who is out of work. The economic inactivity rate has increased by 0.7%pts, equivalent to 350,000 people, over the same p...
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