New unemployment map shows how the North South divide gulf is growing | This is Money

New unemployment map shows how the North South divide gulf is growing | This is Money

The North-South gap appears to be opening even wider, a new official employment map has revealed.
Unemployment rates have hit low-skilled workers hardest, according to the latest job figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The data looked at the labour market since unemployment hit a 30-year low in 2005 and the results reveal a gloomy outcome for most of the country.

Areas that have seen the largest increase in unemployment are West Midlands, with a 6.1 per cent increase since 2005, followed by Yorkshire and The Humber, with a 5.3 per cent increase.

In contrast, the lowest rises were found in the South East (2.7 per cent), East (3 per cent) and London with 3.2 per cent. The overall increase across the UK was on average 3.3 per cent.