Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Andrew Selous and Lord Harrington of Watford

Tuesday 11th March 2014 Commons Chamber

[Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con)]

3. What recent estimate he has made of the rate of employment.

[Richard Harrington (Watford) (Con)]

11. What recent estimate he has made of the rate of employment.

[Danny Alexander]

Employment in the UK is increasing and, under this Government, has exceeded 30 million for the first time in our country’s history. Over the last year, the employment rate has risen 0.6 percentage points to 72.1%, higher than that in the US, Italy and France, and the EU28 and the G7 averages. In the last year, employment has grown faster in the UK than it has in France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the EU28 and the G7.