Revealed: Jobless figures for Harrogate show rate is only about half the national average
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The new data for the Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency shows there was a big fall in the local unemployment rate last month compared to the same point the previous year.
Figures from the Government showed that there were 1,160 employment-related benefit claimants in Harrogate and Knaresborough in March, equivalent to 1.9 per cent of the working age population.
This compares to a rate of 3.7 per cent nationally.
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Hide AdAlthough the figure remained static from February to March, the change on last year was a decrease of 160 claimants.
Harrogate and Knaresborough Andrew Jones MP welcomed the news, saying: “Our JobCentre Plus team do an incredible job helping people into work.
"These ongoing good figures – well below the national average – reflect that.”