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Damian Hinds
MP for East Hampshire

Latest claimant count points to low unemployment in East Hampshire

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Thursday, 15 August, 2024
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The latest claimant count figures for the East Hampshire constituency show that the number of residents claiming unemployment-related benefits remains low at 2.2%, as compared to the UK average of 4.3%.

 

The figures, published this week by the Office of National Statistics, reveal that this month there has been a small uplift in the number of individuals claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance or Universal Credit. The claimant rate for the previous month was 2% (compared to a UK average of 3.9%).

 

Responding to the latest figures, Damian Hinds said:

 

“These latest indicators show that, while there is some increase in East Hampshire’s claimant count, local unemployment is still low.  This comes amidst a national picture of overall unemployment being still low by historical standards, if not quite at the modern-period low point reached a couple of years ago.”

 

The ONS has also revealed that average wages increased in real terms in the three months to June by over 2% and in nominal terms by over 4%.

 

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For more information: contact Victoria Mackenzie [email protected],   Tel - 020 7219 2711

Notes to editors

  • The latest ONS dataset can be accessed here: Constituency data: people claiming unemployment benefits (parliament.uk)

 

  • The claimant count refers to the number of people who were claiming unemployment-related benefits. This includes those who were claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance or were claiming Universal Credit and are required to seek work.

 

  • The claimant count is not the percentage of unemployed people in a constituency (for example, some unemployed people do not claim a related benefit) although it is the closest indication of unemployment in a given area.

 

  • In July there were 1,185 claimants in the East Hampshire constituency, which equates to 2.2% of the population aged 16-64.

 

  • There were 160 claimants aged 18-24.

 

  • The claimant count relates to the parliamentary constituency of East Hampshire rather than the district authority.

 

 

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