Local jobless rate increases - against regional and national trend
Date published: 15 September 2016
Rochdale Jobcentre
The number of residents claiming out-of-work benefits in the Borough of Rochdale has risen since last year, figures show.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) recorded 3,870 people in the borough claiming out-of-work benefits - a six per cent increase on this time last year.
Although Rochdale Borough has seen a rise in unemployment figures, the North-West as a whole saw improvement with 67,000 gaining employment.
ONS figures showed a record number of people in work nationally, with the employment rate reaching 74.5 per cent.
Statistics showed job vacancies increased by 3,000 to 752,000 between June and August, which includes two months after Britain voted to leave the European Union.
Nationally, average earnings increased by 2.3 per cent in the year to July.
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