Unemployment in County Durham rose slightly to 7.6% in the year to September 2015 (compared to North East 7.7% and England & Wales 5.5%). The graph shows how unemployment has changed over time since the best rate (4.8% in 2004)
The number of people in Durham claiming out of work benefits in May 2015 fell slightly to 12.6% of the working age population (41,240 claimants, a decrease of 270 people from last month) with the North East falling to 12.7%, while England & Wales fell to 9.1%.
The South Durham Strategic Partnership Area had the second-highest worklessness rate in the County at 15.0%/13,470 people.
9.4% of 16-24-year-olds (5,920 young people) in the county were claiming out of work benefits in August 2015, which is a 35.0% decrease since November 2013. Regionally, 9.6% of this population were out of work and nationally the figure was 6.3%.
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