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 McGovern
The 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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