Figures released today show that the number of payrolled employees in the UK rose by 108,000 in January – showing that the Plan for Jobs is working both locally and nationally.
As the country Builds Back Better, the priority is to getting people into good, high skilled jobs, which helping businesses to thrive.
The latest figures show that the number of payroll employees rose by 108,000 in January and now stands at 436,000 above pre-pandemic levels – with the unemployment rate falling by 0.2 between October and December.
What does this mean in local terms?
This shows that the Plan for Jobs is working - bringing economic security for workers and greater prosperity to Norwich. Ensuring Norwich has more good jobs is one of my key local priorities, and I welcome these new statistics. I will continue working to encourage more good jobs to our city. You can find out more about my work here: https://www.chloesmith.org.uk/myplan/
For more information about the statistics used here, please visit: https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/february2022