Question follow-through · 706

Unemployment

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.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body: Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled: 18 Jul 2024
Target answer date: 23 Jul 2024
Answer: 23 Jul 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

18 Jul 2024
Question tabled
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.
23 Jul 2024
Target answer date
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23 Jul 2024
Answer published
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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