United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 706
Unemployment
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18 July 2024
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23 July 2024 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of working age people were unemployed in (a) May 2010 and (b) the last month for which figures are available.
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18 July 2024
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of working age people were unemployed in (a) May 2010 and (b) the last month for which figures are available.
Source: Commons
23 July 2024
Answer
The UK has experienced a recent rise in unemployment. It has also seen a rise in economic inactivity since the pandemic of 833,000 with long-term sickness rising to 2.8m. The UK remains the only nation in the G7 with an employment rate lower than before t...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-07-18/706
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1722017
- uk · wq-1722017 · source updated 23 July 2024