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Unemployment

Answer

The latest unemployment figures were disappointing and highlight the continued fragility of the economic recovery, but the level of long-term unemployment in Wales remains 20% lower than it was in May 2010.The Government are determined to tackle long-term unemployment in Wales and across the UK. Our reforms to the benefits system to strengthen work incentives and to make sure that work always pays will have a particularly significant impact in Wales which has suffered so badly from worklessness in the past.These reforms are complemented by the new Work Programme, the biggest payment-by-results employment programme ever in the UK. This is central to our strategy to deal with the challenge of long-term unemployment by supporting people into the right kind of employment.The provision of skills and training in Wales is devolved to the Welsh Government and it is therefore important that we work together to ensure people have the skills necessary to re-enter the job market.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

80615; 535 c515-6W

Session

2010-12

Subjects

Long term unemployed people Wales Unemployment

Link

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