THE number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) in North East Lincolnshire has continued to fall, year on year, according to the latest employment statistics.
Figures released by the Office for National Statistics showed a total of 5,964 people, or 6 per cent of people locally, claimed between between January 2013 and December 2013.
By April 2014, the figure was 4,793 or 4.8 per cent.
Last year, 69,000 out of a possible workforce of 100,000 people (aged between 16 and 64) in North East Lincolnshire were in employment.
The overall Yorkshire and Humber statistics showed that out of a total possible workforce of 3.4 million, 2.48 million were in work, equivalent to 69.8 per cent. A total of 247,000 people were unemployed across the region, with 150,108 people claiming JSA.
Employment rose by a record 345,000 in the three months to April across Britain, but workers were squeezed by salaries that have grown relatively slowly since, official figures showed today.
The number of people in work stood at 30.54 million, after the highest rise since records began in 1971.
The figures broken down locally showed that between January 2013 and December 2013:
Cleethorpes: 44,000 (or 73.1 per cent) of a possible workforce of 58,000 were in work; 7.4 per cent were unemployed, with 2,300 (or 4 per cent) of people of working age claiming benefits.
Great Grimsby: 38,000 (or 65.1 per cent) of a possible workforce of 56,000 were in work; 13.2 per cent were unemployed, with 4,211 (or 7.5 per cent) of people of working age claiming benefits.
