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The government’s Autumn Statement must prioritise skills investment to fill vacancies, says East Midlands Chamber, after unemployment in the region among over 16’s fell from 4.8% to 4.4%.
The new data published by the Office for National Statistics is the third consecutive drop in East Midlands unemployment.
East Midlands Chamber Director of Policy and Insight Richard Blackmore said: “Falling unemployment in the East Midlands is encouraging to see, especially as the new figure is slightly lower than this time last year and accompanied by a slight reduction in economic inactivity and a rise in employment to 60.2%.
“That said, at the start of 2023 unemployment was lower in East Midlands and the region still sits below the national picture. Nearly seven out of ten East Midlands businesses
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