The district's latest unemployment claimant rate*, for July 2010, is 1.7%, down from the previous month (1.9%, June 2010). This compares to a national average rate for Great Britain of 3.6%.
The change in unemployment rate equates to 106 fewer people registering for Job Seekers Allowance in June, than in May (a 5.8% reduction). An annual comparison shows a 17.7% reduction in the district claimant rate (370 people).
* Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants, expressed as a percentage of the total resident population of working-age.
|
Unemployment rate (*JSA claimant) July 2010 (June 2010) |
Number |
Rate %
|
Harrogatedistrict |
1,715(1,821) |
1.7%(1.9%) |
| North Yorkshire County |
8,444 (8,600) |
2.3%(2.4%) |
| Yorkshire and Humber Region |
140,908(142,390)
|
4.1%(4.4%) |
| Great Britain |
1,383,990(1,388,761) |
3.6%(3.8%) |
|
Main settlements in the Harrogate
District:
Unemployment rate
(jJSA claimant)
July 2010
|
Number |
Rate %
|
| Harrogate Town | 1,044 |
2.1%
|
| Boroughbridge | 26 | 1.3 % |
| Knaresborough | 161 | 1.6% |
| Masham | 19 | 1.2% |
| Pateley Bridge | 20 | 1.2 % |
| Ripon | 213 | 2% |
Data last updated: 17/08/2010, Source: Office for National
Statistics and North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) July
2010.
Next update due by 17/09/10
* 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