Unemployment

Blake Stephenson MP

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UK unemployment rate rises to 3.7% amid cost of living crisis according to ONS

Unemployment rate rises to 3.7% according to ONS

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Unemployment rate increases as UK economy heads for recession

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Central Beds Council is "struggling" to recruit and retain staff

Average wages in Bedford have risen by less than 7%

Cost-of-living crisis: Bedford wages rise by less than 7% as inflation soars

Office for National Statistics data shows 6,850 people were claiming out-of-work benefits as of mid-January, down from 6,925 in December last year

Dip in demand for out-of-work benefits in Bedford

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Unemployment falls in Bedford
Unemployment figures have fallen in Bedford and Kempston compared to 12 months ago.
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