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With unemployment in the region among over 16’s having risen from 4.4% to 4.6%, East Midlands Chamber is urging political leaders to mitigate higher employment costs faced by businesses following the Autumn Budget.
The latest data from the Office for National Statistics covers July to September and is compared to figures from the previous three months. East Midlands unemployment is at its second lowest level in the last 12 months and is 0.2% lower than this time in 2023.
East Midlands Chamber Director of Policy and Insight Richard Blackmore said: “While unemployment among over 16’s in the East Midlands has generally gone in the right direction and has reduced over the last year, it could be much better. East Midlands businesses are struggling to get the right people, so seeing
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