Unemployment in the UK

Unemployment in the UK Alook at the state of unemploym ent in the United Kingdom, based on statistics provided as of April 2013. Total % Benefits Claimed in England Total number of people unemployed 2.56 million South East 2.5% which is London 3.9% 7.9% of Population Yorkshire & Of this figure, 979,000 are aged between 16-24 4.9% Humber North East 5.4% Around 2 in every 5 of the total unemployed A The average claimant rate (people aged between 16-64) in England is 3.8% Total UK Unemployment Rate by Year Aged 16-24 22 20 21.3% 18 19.1% 16 14 Unemployment 12 14.1% Rate % 10 11.8% 8.3% 4 7.2% 4.8% 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Year Options to help improve employability of Funded Enrol at College Learn a language Volunteering Training Data provided by: healthsafety training limited http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/nov/17/unemployment-and-employment- statistics-economics http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp 171778_305051.pdf http://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/unemployment-rate