Chancellor Response to December Labour Market Statistics

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak responds to ONS labour market statistics for December.

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak said:

“The jobs outlook remains strong thanks to our £400bn economic support package, Plan for Jobs and fantastic vaccine programme; the unemployment rate fell to 4.2%, employee numbers grew at a record rate in November and redundancies are below pre-pandemic levels.

“To keep safeguarding our economic recovery and the lives and livelihoods of the British people, I am now calling on everyone to keep playing their part and Get Boosted Now.”

Further information:

• Our £400bn economic support package will continue to support businesses into the New Year and we will continue to respond proportionately to the changing path of the virus, as we have done since the start of the pandemic.