Julian Smith MP has welcomed the latest figures showing that there are 137,000 more people in work across Yorkshire and the Humber and 2.7 million more people across the United Kingdom back in work than in 2010, meaning that more families across Skipton and Ripon have the security of a regular pay packet.
Across Skipton and Ripon, the number of people claiming the key out of work benefits has fallen by 683 - a 65% per cent drop – since 2010.
With the employment rate at a record high, the female employment rate at its highest since records began and the proportion of young people who have left full-time education and are unemployed at its lowest ever rate, latest figures show that the unemployment rate has dropped to below 5 per cent – the lowest since 2005.
Local MP Julian Smith said:
‘Because of the decisions Conservatives have taken over the past six years, the fundamentals of our economy are strong and will continue to be strong.
‘The latest figures show that employment is growing across all the regions and nations of the United Kingdom as we build a Britain that works for everyone. The number of people locally relying on the key out of work benefits has fallen by 683 since 2010 – a 65% drop.
‘As the number of workless households is down to an all-time low, we are delivering more economic security and providing opportunities that give families across Skipton and Ripon the best chance in life. Our job now is to build on this success story and create an economy that works for everyone, so people can benefit from the opportunities that are being created regardless of who they are or where they live.’
