Last month, 464 people
were recorded as unemployed, representing a rate of just 1.3 per cent of the
economically active population. Compare this to the UK rate of 2.5 per cent,
and the contrast is clear – our area continues to lead the rest of the UK in
supplying jobs and getting people into work. Beyond this though, we have also
improved on what Tynedale has achieved before. Unemployment in March was 31
lower than the month before, and 79 lower than March 2015.
As ever, there is always more to do. Full employment is not
yet here, but the direction of travel is absolutely clear, and Tynedale is an
example to the rest of the UK of where we want to be. Much credit is due to the efforts of the Job Centre Plus team. Our Jobs fair has played a small but vital to.e and we intend to have another one this Autumn.
