New figures suggest joblessness across the East Midlands remained unchanged at 3.5 per cent in the three months to February.
Data from the Office for National Statistics suggests the region was doing better than the national average which, it said, stood at 3.8 per cent. At the same time there was a slight fall in the number of people who have dropped out of the region’s labour market for reasons such as retirement, caring duties, long-term ill health or studying.
East Midlands Chamber chief executive Scott Knowles said the consistently low unemployment rate demonstrates the resilience of the East Midlands business community in protecting jobs despite the upheaval and cost pressures of the past year. But he said the Government should still be doing more to help people into work and help industry retain and train up staff.
