Monthly unemployment
Figures for December 2011 show that the number of claimants in Shropshire has increased to 4,906 or 2.7% as a percentage of the working age population. The percentage out of work has increased from the previous month in one of the three Partnership areas. The Northern Area increased to 3.1%, whilst the Central Area remained at 2.9% and the Southern Area figure remained at 2.2%.
Numbers and rates
In December 2011, the total claimant count unemployment rate was 2.7% in Shropshire, 4.8% in the West Midlands and 3.9% in Great Britain.
Change
- Total unemployment in Shropshire increased by 0.66% between November 2011 and December 2011.
- Unemployment over the same period of time in the West Midlands increased by 0.44% and in Great Britain increased by 0.69%.
- Over the past year unemployment has increased by 6.47% in Shropshire, this can be compared to an increase of 7.98% in the West Midlands and an increase of 10.34% in Great Britain.
Flows in Shropshire
Between January 2011 and December 2011, 13,044 people left the claimant count and 13,391 people became unemployed.
Please select the link on this page to view the monthly claimant count information sheet for December 2011.
Source: Office for National Statistics, (c) Crown Copyright 2012