Gavin Williamson, MP for South Staffordshire, has welcomed the news that the number of people in work across the UK is at a record level, the rate of women in work is at the highest level since comparable records began, and that according to today’s figures there are 184,516 more people back in work in the West Midlands since 2010.
In South Staffordshire, the number of people claiming the key out of work benefits has fallen by 941- a 59 per cent drop – since 2010.
As well as the employment continuing at a record-high, today’s figures show that the unemployment rate is holding steady, average wages are growing ahead of inflation and the number of children living in workless households is down.
Commenting on the record figures Gavin said: “It’s great to see another set of record-breaking figures, with the rate of women in work at the highest since records began and the number of young people out of work down by hundreds of thousands.
“The number of people in South Staffordshire relying on the key out of work benefits has fallen by 941 since 2010 – a 59% drop – as businesses are able to get more people into work, helped by the decisions Conservatives have taken to strengthen our economy.
“But we know there is more to do to build an economy that works for everyone, and we will continue to work hard to help even more people benefit from the opportunities in our economy.”