International Men’s Day 2024
A debate on International Men's Day is scheduled to take place on Thursday 21 November 2024. The debate was scheduled by the Backbench Business Committee and will be led by Sam Rushworth MP.
This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics.
Unemployment by Constituency, September 2015 (4 MB , PDF)
The number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance or not in work and claiming Universal Credit increased by 1,200 between July and August 2015, to 791,700.
The unemployment rate was 5.5% in May-July 2015. The ILO measure of unemployment was 1.82 million people, up 10,000 from the previous quarter and down 198,000 from the previous year.
The number of people in employment was 31.09 million in May-July 2015, up 42,000 from the previous quarter and up 413,000 from the previous year. The employment rate was 73.5%.
Unemployment by Constituency, September 2015 (4 MB , PDF)
A debate on International Men's Day is scheduled to take place on Thursday 21 November 2024. The debate was scheduled by the Backbench Business Committee and will be led by Sam Rushworth MP.
A Westminster Hall debate on employment support for blind and partially sighted people is scheduled for Wednesday 20 November 2024, from 9:30-11:00am. The debate will be led by Marsha De Cordova MP (Labour, Battersea).
Unemployment: International Comparisons: Data on harmonised unemployment rates for major international economies.