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The UK has made strong progress in recent years on key priorities within Goal 8, including delivering record low unemployment levels, championing small businesses, reforming the financial services sector, and enhancing the role of women in work.<\/p>
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A number of challenges remain, including raising the UK\u2019s productivity, tackling climate change, and ensuring Good Work for all.<\/p>
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The forthcoming Voluntary National Review will set out in greater detail the UK\u2019s progress against all of the Sustainable Development Goals.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4320", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Robert Jenrick"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Newark"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Robert Jenrick"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-05-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-05-21T07:24:24.593Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-05-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Employment"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress his Department has made on achieving Sustainable Development Goal 8 to promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4365", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Neil Gray"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Airdrie and Shotts"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Neil Gray"} ], "uin" : "253588"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126280", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126280/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4451", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kevin Foster"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Torbay"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kevin Foster"} , "attachment" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126280/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "PQ253569.pdf"} , "title" : "UKSA Response"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-05-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-05-16T14:35:47.053Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "53"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-05-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Employment"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent comparative assessment he has made of the job densities of (a) Newcastle Central, (b) the North East, (c) London and (d) the UK; and what period that assessment covers.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4124", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chi Onwurah"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Newcastle upon Tyne Central"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chi Onwurah"} ], "uin" : "253569"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1091268", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1091268/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The latest available data, released by the Office for National Statistics on 19 March 2019, shows:<\/p>
To note<\/strong>: the statistics above are the headline statistics used by ONS: the level of employment covers the 16+ age group; the rate of employment covers the 16-64 age group.<\/p> <\/p> The trends for the same period are shown in the table below:<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Month<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Employment level<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Employment rate<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mar-May 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31,712<\/p><\/td> 74.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Apr-Jun 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31,747<\/p><\/td> 74.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> May-Jul 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31,779<\/p><\/td> 74.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jun-Aug 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31,811<\/p><\/td> 74.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jul-Sep 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31,810<\/p><\/td> 74.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Aug-Oct 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31,794<\/p><\/td> 74.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sep-Nov 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31,808<\/p><\/td> 74.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Oct-Dec 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31,845<\/p><\/td> 74.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nov-Jan 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31,847<\/p><\/td> 74.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Dec-Feb 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31,860<\/p><\/td> 74.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jan-Mar 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31,946<\/p><\/td> 74.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Feb-Apr 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31,956<\/p><\/td> 74.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mar-May 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 32,010<\/p><\/td> 74.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Apr-Jun 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 32,065<\/p><\/td> 75.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> May-Jul 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 32,133<\/p><\/td> 75.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jun-Aug 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 32,104<\/p><\/td> 75.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jul-Sep 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 32,063<\/p><\/td> 75.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Aug-Oct 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 32,094<\/p><\/td> 75.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sep-Nov 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 32,213<\/p><\/td> 75.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Oct-Dec 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 32,154<\/p><\/td> 75.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nov-Jan 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 32,241<\/p><\/td> 75.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Dec-Feb 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 32,264<\/p><\/td> 75.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jan-Mar 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 32,343<\/p><\/td> 75.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Feb-Apr 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 32,389<\/p><\/td> 75.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mar-May 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 32,395<\/p><\/td> 75.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Apr-Jun 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 32,386<\/p><\/td> 75.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> May-Jul 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 32,408<\/p><\/td> 75.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jun-Aug 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 32,410<\/p><\/td> 75.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jul-Sep 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 32,431<\/p><\/td> 75.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Aug-Oct 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 32,492<\/p><\/td> 75.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sep-Nov 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 32,542<\/p><\/td> 75.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Oct-Dec 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 32,597<\/p><\/td> 75.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nov-Jan 2019<\/strong> (Latest available)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 32,714<\/p><\/td> 76.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Government has made of trends in the level of employment since June 2016.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department's budget was for its Dynamic Purchasing System for employment in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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