9:05am Thursday 18th March 2010
YORK’S jobless total has risen for the second month running, latest figures have shown.
The number of people claiming Job Seekers’ Allowance increased from 4,094 in January to 4,134 – or 3.3 per cent of those eligible – last month. There were only 3,858 claiming in December.
But York council leader Andrew Waller said there had been less of a seasonal impact than last year. He said: “The increase in February followed the national trend of a 0.1 per cent increase. Now that we have planning permission granted for Terry’s and a new way forward with York Central there will be positive steps to produce new jobs in the city.
In North Yorkshire, the number of claimants rose from 11,006 in January to 11,079 in February, while in the East Riding of Yorkshire, the number fell from 7,477 in January to 7,425. In Selby, the number rose from 1,771 to 1,814.
Meanwhile, a report has warned that tens of thousands of public sector jobs in our region could be cut over the next eight years.
Development agency Yorkshire Forward said up to 60,000 could be cut in Yorkshire and the Humber, including up to a third in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
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