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