William Wragg MP has welcomed the news that the number of people in work across the UK is at a record level, the rate of women in work is at the highest level since comparable records began, and that according to today’s figures there are 200,966 more people back in work in North West since 2010.
In Hazel Grove Constituency, the number of people claiming the key out of work benefits has fallen by -696 - a -50% per cent drop – since 2010.
As well as the employment continuing at a record-high, today’s figures show that the unemployment rate is holding steady, average wages are growing ahead of inflation and the number of children living in workless households is down.