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- Little Christmas cheer in the Greater Manchester jobs market
- Employment outlook gloomy for 2012, but could be worse says New Economy
- Number of jobseekers aged 50+ in Greater Manchester on the rise
- All Greater Manchester wants for Christmas is economic growth and job creation
- Greater Manchester businesses urged to exploit growth opportunities in foreign markets
- Annual rise increases focus on youth unemployment in Greater Manchester
- Manchester Monitor: Greater Manchester's GCSE results improve as youth unemployment rises
- Greater Manchester drives forward its ambition to boost skills and employment
- Energy bills saving of 16% offered to small businesses across the North West
- Greater Manchester GVA forecast to outperform UK
- ”Whole-place” Community Budgets are the next step in generating growth for UK plc
- New Economy’s view on today’s unemployment figures
- North-South divide takes its toll on the economy
- Advanced manufacturing is key to Manchester’s economic resilience - but it will not generate employment growth
- Manchester innovation brings jobs boost to UK with new national Research and Technology Hub for groundbreaking graphene
- Manchester Monitor: Visitor offer remains strong, even in uncertain economic times
- Claimant numbers continue to rise across Greater Manchester
- Manchester Monitor: Challenging times for Greater Manchester as UK recovery slows
- Jobseekers claimants rise across Greater Manchester
- Businesses urged to help tackle youth unemployment
- Manchester Monitor: Signs of Greater Manchester bucking the trend
- Making Manchester a leader in enterprise innovation support
- Monthly jobseekers claimant numbers remain steady across Greater Manchester
- Blue skies remain on the horizon as the economic storm continues in July 2011
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Worklessness Monitor Release
Today, New Economy released its quarterly Worklessness Monitor, a high-level report on the state of unemployment and inactivity in Greater Manchester. The Worklessness Monitor is part of a wider range of products that will be rolled out throughout the year, and will be accessible on-line.
Download the latest Worklessness Monitor:
Worklessness Monitor – December 2009
The most recent Worklessness Monitor highlights the continued increase in total benefit claimants up to May 2009 in Greater Manchester. The total benefit claimant rate increased to 19.9% (322,680 claimants), whilst the total worklessness rate – which includes both unemployed and inactive individuals – increased to 30.0%.
For more information, download the Worklessness Monitor – December 2009 (594kb).
Alternatively, email Farai Chipato or contact 0161 237 4081.
