Unemployment and Vacancies
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of regional disparities in the unemployment-to-vacancy ratio; and what steps he is taking to help reduce those disparities.
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson
The ONS do not publish statistics on the level of vacancies or unemployment-to-vacancy ratio at regional level.
Every area in England is developing a local Get Britain Working plan. The local Get Britain Working Plans will bring local partners and service providers together to enable a collective understanding of the local challenges and enable a joined-up integrated approach on work, health and skills support to tackle labour market challenges.
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