Unemployment in the UK: regional breakdown
The UK unemployment rate drops to 7.1 per cent, the Office for National Statistics reveals.
The UK unemployment rate has dropped to 7.1 per cent.
The number of people out of work fell by 167,000 to 2.32 million in the three months to November, the Office for National Statistics said.
Region / Total unemployed / Change on quarter / Unemployment rate
North East / 134,000 / plus 1,000 / 10.3%
North West / 270,000 / minus 24,000 / 7.9%
Yorkshire/Humber / 235,000 / minus 8,000 / 8.4%
East Midlands / 149,000 / minus 28,000 / 6.4%
West Midlands / 222,000 / minus 32,000 / 8.1%
East of England / 178,000 / minus 7,000 / 5.7%
London / 354,000 / minus 18,000 / 8.1%
South East / 244,000 / minus 29,000 / 5.3%
South West / 187,000 / plus 15,000 / 6.8%
Wales / 108,000 / minus 12,000 / 7.2%
Scotland / 176,000 / minus 25,000 / 6.4%
Northern Ireland / 63,000 / plus 1,000 / 7.3%