Responding to today’s unemployment figures Helen Goodman MP said:
“Today’s figures reveal the tragic human cost of the government’s economic policy. The impact is being felt most acutely by women and young people in my constituency.
The labour market statistics for Bishop Auckland expose the painful reality of the governments mishandling of the economy. My constituency has seen, an eye watering, 43% increase in female unemployment over the past twelve months; providing further evidence that the current government’s policies are disproportionately impacting on women.
Furthermore the rate of youth unemployment now stands at 15% which is significantly higher than the North East average of 11.2%. Consigning the region’s young people to the scrap heap in this way is totally unacceptable and a waste of their untapped potential.
The figures above also further discredit the government’s Plan A for the economy, with its promise to deliver jobs and growth.
We must change course now to avoid the lost generation we saw in the 1980s and prevent millions from languishing on the dole queue.”
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