The May unemployment figures across Norfolk followed the trend of the rest of the UK and fell slightly. The county showed an overall reduction of 3.6%. Unemployment rates in Norfolk have been falling noticeably since February 2013, however, despite this drop, there are still over 17,000 unemployment claimants in Norfolk.
The latest report shows that 26% of the claimants in our region are aged between 18 and 24 years old and the national percentage is only slightly lower at 25.9%. Norwich has the largest number of claimants between 16 and 64 years old, with just under 4,400 and Great Yarmouth has over 3,500 claimants. The Norwich figure dropped by 2%, whilst Great Yarmouth dropped by 3.2%. This still leaves Great Yarmouth in 13th place on the unemployment tables for the English Local Authorities, of which there are fifty local authorities, whilst Norwich is listed in 45th place.
