NATIONAL EMPLOYER & PARTNERSHIP TEAM

Employer News

JUNE 2017

Welcome to the June 2017 edition of Employer News.

The DWP National Employer and Partnership Team (NEPT) will be using this e-shot to communicate items of interest to Employers, Trade Associations and Partners.

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Yesterday’s Labour Market Statistics

HEADLINE NEWS  - Employment reaches record high

Official figures released today show the number of people in work has never been higher since records began in 1971.

According to the Office of National Statistics, the employment rate is at a joint record high of 74.8%, with 31.95 million people now in work – an increase of 372,000 on the year.

This rise has been driven by full time work with average weekly earnings up by 2.1% including bonuses. Meanwhile there are 50,000 fewer unemployed people with unemployment remaining at its lowest rate since 1975 at 4.6%.

Secretary of State David Gauke said:

“This government wants to give everyone the opportunity to succeed, regardless of where they live or their background.

“This is yet another strong set of record-breaking figures with employment up and unemployment down, fuelled by full-time opportunities.

“This is good news for families as we continue to build a stronger, fairer Britain.”

Today’s figures also show:

•the female employment rate is at a joint record high of 70.2%, with nearly 15 million women in work

•the unemployment rate for 18 to 24 year olds who have left full time education is 10.7% – a joint record low

•there are around 770,000 vacancies in the economy at any one time

Access the full article on GOV.UK

National Mentoring Consortium

The Ethnic Minority Undergraduate Scheme (EMUS) is a successful mentoring programme providing support and experience to Black and Asian students planning managerial and professional careers. It matches students in a one-to-one mentoring relationship with staff

members of employer organisations in business, law and the public sector.

The National Employer and Partnership Team would like to say thank you to all Employers, Trade Associations and Partners for the significant contribution you have made to the fall in unemployment, demonstrated in the figures.   

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