Written question asked by Peter Bone (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 November 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 November 2017 (named day). It was answered by Damian Hinds (Conservative) on Monday, 20 November 2017 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Employment
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the change in the rate of (a) employment and (b) unemployment since 23 June 2016.
- Answer
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Since May-July 2016, the employment rate has increased by 0.6 percentage points to reach 75.0 per cent in July-September 2016. The unemployment rate has decreased by 0.7 percentage points to 4.3 per cent over the same period, the lowest rate since 1975.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 112991
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Employment Unemployment
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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