Employment increases across Liverpool City Region

Insider Media Ltd are reporting employment figures across the Liverpool City Region are on the up, according to new research, with the "outstanding rate of growth" marking a "significant milestone" in the area's development. The latest employment data shows an increase of 19,200 residents in work across the region compared to the same period last year. However, it still has a higher level of unemployment (4.8 per cent) than the rest of England (4.3 per cent) but that gap is closing.