MP for North East Hertfordshire, Sir Oliver Heald, has welcomed North East Hertfordshire’s unemployment figures for October 2015, which have been released by the Office for National Statistics.
The total number of Jobseeker's Allowance claimants in the North East Hertfordshire constituency in October 2015 was 638. This is 93 lower than in October 2014, and 29 lower than the previous month. This represents a fall of more than 50% in the claimant count since 2010, with the North East Hertfordshire unemployment rate running at almost half the national rate.
Commenting, Sir Oliver said, “I am glad to see this good news for the local economy. Growth in employment is one of the best ways to ensure economic security, both for individuals and for the country as a whole. However, the work of securing the recovery is not over, and it is important that we stick to the strong principles that have turned the economy around over the past five years, and I look forward to more good news in the months and years to come.”
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