Richard has welcomed new figures showing 3,125,660 people are in work across the East of England, an increase of 381,771 since 2010.
As the number of people in work grows, figures also show 144,925 fewer people are unemployed across the East of England, meaning more people have the security of their own income.
New figures published by the Office of National Statistics show there area total of33.1million people in work in the UK–this is an increase of190,000 people in the last year.
As jobs rise, vacancies are falling, with an unemployment rate of4.1per cent–near record lows, meaning the number of unemployed people in the UK has almost halved since 2010.
The government is working to deliver on its five priorities to halve inflation, grow the economy, reduce debt, cut waiting lists and stop the boats. These new figures show the government is making progress in achieving their economic priorities, with a strong workforce and a resilient economy.
Commenting, Richard Fuller MP said:
The UK economy has been through a challenging few years with Coronavirus and Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine.
Despite these global challenges, today’s jobs figures show there are four million more people in work since 2010, giving more people the security of a regular wage.
The government is working to deliver on its plan to halve inflation, grow the economy and reduce debt – whilst also ensuring everyone has the security of a good job.
The fuller labour market figures can be found on the ONS site here.
