Bath MP Don Foster has welcomed the news that the number of unemployed claimants in Bath has continued to fall over the last year.
The number of unemployed claimants in the Bath constituency in June 2014 was 775.
This represents a rate of 1.8% of the economically active population aged 16 to 64. The number of claimants is 376 lower than in June 2013 and 88 lower that in May 2014.
Commenting Don Foster said: “This fantastic news on employment in Bath is a good indicator of the progress being made. There is a long way to go, but the economy is on the mend and jobs are crucial to building a stronger economy and a fairer society that allows everyone to get on in life.”
Locally, unemployment figures are well below the national average and regional average in Bath with unemployment standing at 5.2%. The national unemployment figure is just over 7% and the regional unemployment figure is 5.4%.
On a national level, the employment rate has never been higher as the number of people in work reached a record high of 73.1 per cent only hit once before in 2005.
Commenting further, Steve Bradley, Lib Dem PPC for Bath: “These figures are great news for Bath and highlight the great work being done by the Lib Dems both in Government and locally at the Council.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said between March and May 30.64m people were in work, 254,000 more than between December and February and 929,000 more than a year earlier.