Legal advice and help in employment matters
This briefing outlines the various options open to an individual who needs legal assistance in relation to their employment rights.
This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics.
Unemployment by Constituency - November 2014 (2 MB , PDF)
The number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance decreased by 20,400 between September and October 2014, to 931,700 people aged 18 or over, the lowest level since August 2008.
The unemployment rate was 6.0% in July-September 2014. The ILO measure of unemployment was 1.96 million people, down 115,000 from the previous quarter and down 529,000 from the previous year.
The number of people in employment was 30.79 million in July-September 2014, up 112,000 from the previous quarter and up 694,000 from the previous year. The employment rate was 73.0%.
Unemployment by Constituency - November 2014 (2 MB , PDF)
This briefing outlines the various options open to an individual who needs legal assistance in relation to their employment rights.
Household debt: Data on the latest household debt statistics, including net lending, mortgage interest rates and insolvencies.
Average loan debt and the overall scale of loans have increased over time as the Government has shifted funding for maintenance and teaching to loans. This has led to concerns about the burden of debt, high interest rates and the cost of loans to the taxpayer.