In Norfolk, the borough of Great Yarmouth lead the way again with a fall of 13.7% in the unemployment figures. Norwich also saw a modest fall of 2.4% and King’s Lynn & West Norfolk saw a fall of 9.1%.
Great Yarmouth saw the number of 16-18 year olds claiming Job Seekers Allowance fall sharply, dropping by 16% over the last month. However some of this may be as a result of the approach of summer and the start of seasonal work, but the drop is still significant. For full details of the report click here.