Decrease in claimant count

Rochdale Jobcentre

There are fewer claimants aged 18-24 than those over the age of 25, according to the latest statistics released by the Office for National Statistics on Wednesday (13 December).

Claimant Count includes those who are on JSA, or who are searching for work on Universal Credit.

In the Rochdale borough, there has been a 17% decrease in the year on year claimant count in 18-24 year olds, with just a 2% decrease for all age groups.

Separate figures also released show there are 660,000 people now receiving Universal Credit (UC), as the national rollout of the new benefit continues. Research shows that with UC people are moving into work faster and staying in work longer than compared to the old system.

The Universal Claimant count totalled 4,068 in the Rochdale borough on 31 October 2017: 55% are based in Rochdale, 27% in Middleton and 18% in Heywood. Currently, 60% of these claimants are not in employment.

The majority are aged between 25 and 49 (61%) with one third (29%) aged 16 to 24. Just 10% of claimants are aged 50 and over.

Unemployment is at just 4.3%, the lowest level since 1975, and there are a record number of vacancies (798,000) in the economy at any one time, according to the latest official figures.

There is still an ongoing high demand for warehouse operatives in the Rochdale area, and other growth sectors including both support workers and domiciliary care.

Throughout 2017, figures shown a fall in the unemployment rate every month.

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