NEWS > Employment continues to rise for Yorkshire and Humber
Published: Thursday, 19 Aug, 2010
The number of people employed in Yorkshire and Humber has increased by 31,000 in April to June 2010, according to new Labour Market Statistics from the Office of National Statistics, released 16 August 2010. Employment stood at 2,427,000 in this period, increasing the employment rate from
The number of people employed in Yorkshire and Humber has increased by 31,000 in April to June 2010, according to new Labour Market Statistics from the Office of National Statistics, released 16 August 2010. Employment stood at 2,427,000 in this period, increasing the employment rate from 68.9 per cent to 69.7 per cent from the previous quarter. April to June’s figures are also an increase on the same time last year, with an extra 35,000 people in employment in the region.
Patrick Bowes, Chief Economist for Yorkshire Forward comments: “These figures mean that the positive trend in employment is continuing; not only are more people in employment than this time last year, but there are also more people in employment than just three months ago. We hope to see these trends continue, particularly when considering the production industries such as manufacturing, which are so important to the Yorkshire and Humber economy, have shown such strong growth in employment.”
Unemployment for the same period, April to June 2010 was down by 15,000, dropping from 258,000 to 244,000. It was also found that unemployment among men continued to exceed that among women, with rates of 10.9 per cent and 7.1 per cent respectively. However, both rates fell in the three months to June compared with the previous quarter.
The latest figures demonstrate that the seasonally adjusted* Claimant Count continued to decrease, standing at 142,900 thousand (at a rate of 5.4 per cent) in July 2010. The number of vacancies notified to Jobcentres in July 2010 stood at 35,700, up from the previous month’s figure of 34,600 and the seasonally adjusted number of notified vacancies remained largely unchanged between June and July 2010 at around 34,500.
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