WITH the region having the highest unemployment rates in the UK, SR News investigates as unemployment reaches its highest since January 2017. DATA released by the Office for National Statistics showed unemployment in the North East on the rise, resulting in a job crisis for the region. Figures from the […]
The latest Labour Market Statistics (LMS) released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has found the North East employment rate is at a record high. In the quarter April to June, 1,211,00 people employed in the region increased by 16,000 people compared to the latest period. On year, there was […]
The number of people employed within the North East is at a record high. Between November 2015 to January 2016, 70.6 per cent of people over the age of 16 were employed. And now there are 33,000 more people in work than from the last period, with 23,000 more people […]
The North East region has seen an increase in employment for the second month running. From October to December 2015, 70.4 per cent of people in the North East were employed, which is a total of 1,214,000 people in employment in the region. This is an increase of 47,000 over the […]
The number of people employed within the North East has risen, which has brought the regional unemployment rate down. Employment in the North East stands at 69.8 per cent – an increase of 38,000 over the quarter and 23,000 over the year, which compares to 74 per cent of people employed nationally. Paul […]