Unemployment

Latest Unemployment Rates (January 2010)

The latest available unemployment data shows the Harrogate district to have a claimant rate* of 2.4%, significantly lower than the national average rate of 4.3%) * Job Seekers Allowance

December's data shows a 6.7% increase in the total number of claimants from December (+143 claimants). An annual comparison of rates reveals a rise of 43.7%, or 696 claimants, since January 2009. This increase may in part be due to seasonal contracts, over the Christmas period, coming to an end.

Unemployment rate (jsa claimant) January 2010 (December 2009)	Number	Rate %
Harrogate district	2,290	2.4% (2.2 %)
North Yorkshire County	11,006	3.1%(2.9%)
Yorkshire and Humber Region	163,698	5.0% (4.8%)
Great Britain	1,597,855	4.3%(4.1)

Main settlements in the Harrogate District: Unemployment rate (jsa claimant) December 2009( November 2009)	Number	Rate %
Harrogate Town	1,269	2. 7%(2.8%)
Boroughbridge	37	2.0%(2.2%)
Knaresborough	212	2. 3% (2.3%)
Masham	25	1.7% (1.6%)
Pateley Bridge	26	1.6% (1.7%)
Ripon	251	2. 4% (2.4%)

Data last updated: 22/02/2010, Source: Office for National Statistics and North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) February 2010.

* Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) Claimant Rate

To view data on current and previous unemployment rates for the Harrogate district and throughout the North Yorkshire County, at district and ward level, visit http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2877

For further information on the Labour Market within the Harrogate District, including data on: population, employment, unemployment, qualifications, earnings, benefit claimants and businesses, see http://www.nomisweb.co.uk%20 or contact edu@harrogate.gov.uk