Rising cost of living in the UK
This briefing covers rising prices including food and energy inflation, Government support, and how the cost of living affects households.
Documents to download
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Unemployment by Constituency, June 2015 (1 MB , PDF)
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Supporting documents
- Data for all constituencies (144 KB , Excel Spreadsheet ) (144 KB , Excel Spreadsheet)
The number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance or not in work and claiming Universal Credit decreased by 6,500 between April and May 2015, to 791,800.
The unemployment rate was 5.5% in February – April 2015. The ILO measure of unemployment was 1.81 million people, down 43,000 from the previous quarter and down 349,000 from the previous year.
The number of people in employment was 31.05 million in February-April 2015, up 114,000 from the previous quarter and up 424,000 from the previous year. The employment rate was 73.4%.
Documents to download
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Unemployment by Constituency, June 2015 (1 MB , PDF)
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Supporting documents
- Data for all constituencies (144 KB , Excel Spreadsheet ) (144 KB , Excel Spreadsheet)
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