Unemployment
Harrogate District Unemployment Claimant Rate (JSA*) - May 2011
The district's unemployment claimant rate remained unchanged between April and May, staying at 1.9%. The same is seen across the North Yorkshire districts, with only Scarborough seeing a 0.1% reduction and all other areas maintaining the same claimant rate.
An annual comparison of claimant rates shows a decrease of 1.9% or 36 claimants. This compares to a North Yorkshire County average of a 4.7% reduction.
For more information on unemployment rates in North Yorkshire visit www.northyorks.gov.uk
* Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants, expressed as a percentage of the total resident population of working-age (2008 mid-year estimate).
| Harrogate District |
1,876 |
1.9 % |
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| Great Britain |
1,446,269 |
3.7 % |
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| Boroughbridge |
29 |
1.5 % |
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| Knaresborough |
175 |
1.8 % |
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| Masham |
19 |
1.2 % |
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| Pateley Bridge |
25 |
1.5 % |
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