Unemployment Down By 9,000 In The North East

21 January 2015, 09:38 | Updated: 30 March 2016, 13:50

There were 9,000 fewer people out of work in the North East between September and November than the previous 3 months.

110,000 people were without a job here.

The rate of unemployment in the reigon's seen a significant drop on this time last year.

19,000 fewer people are out of work here compared to 12 months ago.

Figures out this morning also show the unemployment rate in the region's fallen too.

It's now 8.5%, which is the lowest it's been in more than 2 year.

Nationally unemployment fell by 58,000 between September and November, to 1.91 million.