March to May 2013

Fall in unemployment for the South West

The unemployment rate for the South West fell in the last quarter by 0.4% to 5.8%. The total number of unemployed people of working age in the region between March and May 2013 was 156,000, 11,000 down on the previous quarter - a fall of 6.4%.

The South West continues to have the lowest rate of unemployment in the country. The latest unemployment rate announced by the Office for...