TUC: Job chances have fallen across most of the north despite record levels of employment in the UK

20 Jan 2014 10:21 AM

The likelihood of being in work has fallen in the North East, the North West, the West Midlands and the South West since mid-2010, despite the number of people in work increasing by over three-quarters of a million across the UK during this time, according to a new report published today (Monday) by the TUC.

The TUC report – which looks at regional labour markets over the last 20 years – shows that since the election there are 780,000 more people in work across the UK and the likelihood of having a job has also increased (up by one percentage point).

Despite this national increase, people’s chances of having a job have fallen in four English regions – the West Midlands (down 0.8 percentage points), the North West (down 0.7), the North East (down 0.6) and the South West (down 0.1).

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