Bath’s MP Don Foster has welcomed recent figures which show the number of unemployed claimants in Bath has continued to fall over the last year.
The number of unemployed claimants in the Bath constituency in April 2014 was 912.
This represents a rate of 2.1% of the economically active population aged 16 to 64. The number of claimants is 384 lower than in April 2013 and 113 lower than in March 2014.
On a national level, the number of people out of work in the UK fell by 133,000 to a five year low of 2.2m.
The unemployment rate is now 6.8% of the adult working population. Whilst the number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance fell by 25,100 in April and now stands at 1.12m.
There was positive news regarding youth employment as well as the number of jobless 18-24 year olds declined by 48,000 to 868,000, its lowest figure for five years.
Commenting, Don Foster MP said: “This drop in unemployed claimants is a good indicator of the continued progress being made by the Coalition Government.
“There is a long way to go, but the economy is on the mend and jobs are crucial to building a stronger economy and a fairer society that allows everyone to get on in life.
Councillor Paul Crossley, (Liberal Democrat Councillor for Southdown and Leader of the Liberal Democrats on Bath and North East Somerset Council) added:
“The drop in unemployment is great news. Investing for growth and jobs for local people are top priorities for the Council; we are working to increase the diversity of employment opportunities in the area – particularly in the ICT, creative and engineering sectors.”
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Thursday 15th May, 2014 at 14:43“..the number of unemployed claimants in Bath has continued to fall”
This is due to the Government making claiming benefits much more difficult………….
All Students should remember this Governments Policy on Student Grants comes the Local and General Elections.