MP for North East Hertfordshire, Sir Oliver Heald, has welcomed North East Hertfordshire’s unemployment figures for August 2016, 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 August 2016 was 600. This is 13% lower than in August 2015, and 56% lower than in August 2010.
Nationally, the employment rate has risen to a fresh high at 74.5%, and average pay is up 2.3%.
Commenting, Sir Oliver said, “I am glad to see that North East Hertfordshire’s economy continues to succeed under our new Prime Minster. It is good to see that the improvements that we saw under David Cameron are being built upon.”