Nottingham Post published Employment rises across East Midlands

The number of people in work in the East Midlands has increased by 13,339 and the number of people out of work has fallen by 9,620 over the past year, according to figures released today. The latest regional employment bulletin from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that between December 2015 and February 2016, there were 2.25 million people in jobs and 106,146 people unemployed across the region. It means the East Midlands' employment rate currently stands at 59.9%, while the...