As the Chief Secretary has mentioned, unemployment is down. It is 2 million people fewer than originally forecast in April last year, and the unemployment rate at the moment is about 4.7%. Does this not show that our plan for jobs is working, and will the Chief Secretary set out how the plan will help people take advantage of the many vacancies that there are across many sectors?
Economy Update
Proceeding contribution from
Bim Afolami
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 16 June 2021.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Economy Update.
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2022-03-03 12:45:33 +0000
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