10:54am Wednesday 17th March 2010
By James Savage
UNEMPLOYMENT numbers have fallen across the whole of south Worcestershire.
The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show the total number of people claiming Job Seekers’ Allowance (JSA) in Worcester, Malvern Hills, Wychavon and Wyre Forest last month was 8,805 compared with 8,892 in January - a drop of 87 people.
The figure for December 2009 was 8,045.
In Worcester the figure fell from 2,731 to 2,695, Malvern Hills saw a reduction from 1,144 to 1,140, Wychavon saw a drop of seven people - 2,250 to 2,243 and Wyre Forest had 40 fewer people claiming JSA - 2,767 to 2,727.
In Herefordshire the figure has risen from 3,028 in January to 3,106 last month. The figure has continued to rise across the county as their were 2,726 claimants in December last year.
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