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New figures show that more people are in work than ever before, with 3,405,525 people in work in the North West – an increase of 226,525 more people in work since 2010.
While in Barrow & Furness the number of people claiming the key out of work benefits has fallen by 787 – a 41 per cent drop – since 2010.
Simon Fell has welcomed the new figures, which also show that the level of people out of work is at its lowest level in over 40 years, and the number of young people out of work is down by nearly 408,000 since 2010.
