Fewer people claiming dole
UNEMPLOYMENT fell across Bristol and the surrounding areas last month.
Figures published yesterday showed that the number of people claiming the dole stood at 21,970 in August.
That is a slight reduction from the previous month's figure of 22,037 but more than 700 higher than a year ago.
In Bristol, unemployment fell by 39 from 12,539 in July to 12,500 last month.
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In South Gloucestershire there was a slight rise, from 3,763 to 3,770.
In North Somerset, the number of people claiming jobseeker's allowance also rose slightly, from 3,297 to 3,311.
In Bath & North East Somerset, numbers fell from 2,438 to 2,389.
Unemployment was down by 7,000 across the country to 2.59 million, a rate of 8.1 per cent.
Employment Minister Mark Hoban told the Post: "There are good signs there in the South West – an extra 44,000 people in work.
"There are challenges in different areas in the South West. One of the things we want to do is ensure the people running the Work Programme work hard to tackle those most localised challenges."
Last week Airbus announced that hundreds of jobs at its factory in Filton had been safeguarded by a £5 billion contract with Philippine Airlines.
And yesterday the House of Commons MPs held a debate about the importance of the aerospace industry to the economy, after ministers promised to target it for investment.
Comments
by Dougalbear12
Wednesday, October 10 2012, 1:07PM
“Some young people dont bother to claim dole due to the amount of time and hassle it takes to claim, my son has a qualification and experience in his field yet is unable to find a job, he daily rings agencys and looks on all the sites and applies for literally anything as he hates staying at home with no work, we support him financially and that doesnt mean giving him money for socializing etc it means money for petrol to get to places to search for work. Agencys either have no work to offer on a regualr basis and employers cant even be bothered to e-mail or ring him back when hes applied. He is a very hard worker, reliable and trustworthy and will literally do anything to earn some money. These figures dont mean anything, and as for the goverment picking on young people again with housing benefit cuts this is just another ploy so they dont have to target the rich and wealthy they keep protecting every damm time. Maybe if they didnt let so many people into the country there would be more jobs for young people and less strain on thee benefits system.”
by artglad
Saturday, September 15 2012, 1:51AM
“Probably the reduction in claimants is due to starvation or suicide.”
by BristolDJ
Friday, September 14 2012, 8:32AM
“I agree with everyone's doubt about the figures...
The claimant count and unemployment figures are vastly different and are affected by different attributes. Seasonal changes as well as freak statistical occurances (basically noone has any idea why reasons) can affect figures. The idea that a 0.3% change in employment is down to anything but a variation in stats is imbecilic and completely statistically insignificant.”
by harryreg_uk
Thursday, September 13 2012, 9:27PM
“I never believe any of these figures, up or down they're so heavily massaged you never get a true idea how things really are.
If things are improving, it certainly doesn't feel like it - seems to be getting worse & worse IMO”
by georges1974
Thursday, September 13 2012, 4:52PM
“I will correct my grammar myself before some one else does.
It is 'work sets you free', you muppets”
by georges1974
Thursday, September 13 2012, 4:46PM
“Work sets you free muppets”
by katachua
Thursday, September 13 2012, 12:46PM
“@Bristolexpat
"As the old saying goes "Work makes you free!""
It has more of a ring in German...”
by gdowns
Thursday, September 13 2012, 12:35PM
“Trends throughout jobs in the UK, especially in the South West and in cities such as Bristol have seen unemployment rates falling. CV-Library has seen an increase in jobs around the Bristol area so lets hope they continue to fall...”
by Cyclista
Thursday, September 13 2012, 10:19AM
“There are two types of Job Seekers Allowance (JSA), one is based on whether or not the person has paid enough National Insurance (NI) contributions. If they are entitled to JSA (Contribution Based), when working out how much JSA a person is entitled to most other types of income and savings is ignored. ie if they had a partner who was working, this would not affect how much JSA they are entitled to. This is paid for up to 6 months. For Employmnet Support Allowance, claims based on NI contributions, the limit is 12 months.
The other type of JSA is based on income, ie if the person has not paid enough NI. When deciding how much JSA (income based), savings and other income that their house hold may have is taken into account.”
by Bristolexpat
Thursday, September 13 2012, 10:02AM
“As Docklobster says it could hardly get any worse.
39 people in Bristol finding a job (Or maybe they just left?) is hardly cause for celebration but lets hope everyone out there looking finds a job soon.
As the old saying goes "Work makes you free!"”