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Damian Hinds
MP for East Hampshire

Unemployment remains at 40 year low

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Wednesday, 15 November, 2017
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Damian Hinds

The latest employment numbers released by the Office for National Statistics show that the rate of unemployment remains at 4.3% - the lowest in 40 years.

Damian welcomed the figures that also show that employment remains at a near record high, with 32 million people in work, with the strength of the economy continuing to drive an increase in full-time and permanent work.

Damian, who is also Minister for Employment, said:

“When unemployment fell to 5% early last year, many people thought it couldn’t get much lower, and yet it now stands at 4.3%. Everyone should be given the opportunity to find work and enjoy the stability of a regular pay packet, and the Government’s welfare reforms continue to support that effort.”

The number of claimants within East Hampshire is 345, which is largely unchanged.

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