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24 Oct 2014

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Local unemployment figures at a record low

Information sent to us by an EDA correspondent, with a following comment:

An article on p.13 of today’s issue of Sidmouth Herald states:

“A fall in the number of people claiming Job Seekers’ Allowance in Sidmouth and in Ottery St Mary has contributed to the lowest Devon-wide claimant figures on record.”

61 claimants in Sidmouth
32 claimants in Ottery St Mary
0.9% of working age population v national average of 2.3%
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Only 61 claimants? How does that square with EDDC plans for 1,350 jobs planned for Sidford and their ambitions to reduce commuting?

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