Welsh Secretary responds to Labour Market Statistics
14 May 2014 06:20 PM
The latest employment
figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed a
further fall in unemployment in Wales.
The number of people out of work
in Wales fell by 5,000 over the last quarter. Youth unemployment has also seen
a decrease of 1,100 this month, with 5,200, fewer young people claiming
Jobseekers Allowance since this time last year.
While thefigures also revealed
that the number of people in employment in Wales has fallen by 18,000 from the
last quarter, there are now 8,000 more people in work in Wales over the
year.
Secretary of State for Wales
David Jones MP said:
“The fact that
unemployment levels in Wales have continued to decrease is very promising news.
We need to ensure that everyone in Wales can benefit from an improving jobs
market and the growing economy.
“There is evidently still
much to do, but there is a raft of measures in place to tackle the issues at
hand, as well as helping to boost growth opportunities across the
nation.
“We must ensure we
maintain close relations with businesses on the ground in Wales and focus on
putting in place the right conditions to enable them to create jobs, and help
to maintain a strong labour market in Wales.”
Read the latest employment
figures here