Hundreds fewer people claiming unemployment benefits in Mansfield and Ashfield.

Dozens fewer people in Mansfield were claiming unemployment benefits in September than the month before, figures show.
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Office for National Statistics data shows 3,425 people in the district were claiming out-of-work benefits as of September 9, down from 3,500 in August.

It means 5.1 per cent of Mansfield’s working-age population sought support in September – down from 5.2 per cent the previous month.

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And it was also 800 fewer than the number of claimants recorded in September 2020.

Office for National Statistics data shows 19,595 people across Nottinghamshire were claiming out-of-work benefits as of September 9.Office for National Statistics data shows 19,595 people across Nottinghamshire were claiming out-of-work benefits as of September 9.
Office for National Statistics data shows 19,595 people across Nottinghamshire were claiming out-of-work benefits as of September 9.

The data shows nearly 150 fewer people in Ashfield were claiming unemployment benefits in September compared with August – and 945 fewer than September 2020.

The latest fall, from 4,010 to 3,865, means 4.9 per cent of Ashfield’s working-age population sought support in September – down from 5.1 per cent in August.

Numbers in Newark & Sherwood fell from 2,805 to 2,715 – and down from 3,615 in September 2020.

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Across Nottinghamshire, 19,595 people in the area were claiming out-of-work benefits as of September 9, down from 20,420 in August.

The figures include those aged 16-64 on Jobseeker’s Allowance and some Universal Credit claimants, who are seeking work or employed, but with low earnings.

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The ONS said the number of payrolled workers rose by 207,000 nationally between August and September to a record 29.2 million – higher than levels seen before the pandemic struck in February 2020.

Darren Morgan, ONS director of economic statistics, said: “The jobs market has continued to recover from the effects of coronavirus, with the number of employees on payroll in September now well exceeding pre-pandemic levels.

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“Vacancies also reached a new one-month record in September, at nearly 1.2 million, with our latest estimates suggesting all industries have at least as many jobs on offer now as before the onset of Covid-19.”

But the ONS flagged the impact of the mounting recruitment crisis in the UK, with vacancies rising 318,000 above levels seen before Covid and recent analysis showing a raft of sectors struggling to fill posts.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak said: “As we move to the next stage of our support, it’s encouraging to see our Plan for Jobs working – the number of expected redundancies remained very low in September, there are more employees on payrolls than ever before and the unemployment rate has fallen for eight months in a row.”

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