Tim Loughton MP (East Worthing and Shoreham) welcomed the latest unemployment statistics from the ONS, which showed that the total number of unemployment claimants had fallen from 710 (1.5%) in March 2016, to 675 (1.4%), it also compares favourably against figures from May 2010 when there were 1,759 (3.7%) unemployment claimants.
Nationally there was a total of 770,329 (2.5%) unemployment claimants, an improvement on the 791,121 (2.5%) recorded in March 2016. Again this compares favourable will statistics in May 2010, when there were 1.5m unemployment claimants (4.8%).
As former Minister for Children and Young People, Tim was also pleased to see that youth unemployment claimants had fallen nationally from 169,925 (2.9%) in March 2016 to 161,250 (2.7%). This is a marked fall from the 416,840 (7.1%) in May 2010.
Tim said:
“These latest unemployment figures prove again that the Government’s long-term economic plan is continuing to pay dividends for people in East Worthing and Shoreham. Every job is a pay packet for the hard-working people and families up and down the UK. It was particularly pleasing to see youth unemployment falling, as it goes to show that the jobs growth is benefiting all areas of the workforce.
“It is worth remembering that the UK has been the jobs engine of the EU and on 23 June we should vote ‘Leave’ in order to protect jobs and the recovery against the EU’s plans for further integration, which could damage UK economy. We should Vote Leave and re-join the rest of the world, where there is growth and increasing prosperity, as then we can create new jobs for people in East Worthing and Shoreham and around the country.”