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Written Question
Unemployment
Monday 9th March 2015

Asked by: Steve Brine (Conservative - Winchester)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress he has made on reducing the unemployment rate.

Answered by Esther McVey

The unemployment rate has fallen from 8% in 2010 to 5.7% today – the lowest it’s been since 2008.