Latest employment figures show Brexit Britain is working

Facts4EU.Org reveals how unemployment has continued to fall since the EU Referendum

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Jobs are up, earnings are up, and the EU still looks like the poor relation

On Tuesday (17 May 2022) the latest labour market figures were released, showing that unemployment in Brexit Britain has continued to fall since the EU Referendum in June 2016.

In this Facts4EU.Org Sunday Summary we present the official facts, researched from the figures issued by the Office for National Statistics last week.

Global inflation is rising but at least more of us in Brexit Britain have jobs

We may be facing a cost of living crisis caused by global events, but at least the independent United Kingdom has a buoyant jobs market. As readers will remember, this contrasts starkly with the mass unemployment predicted by the Government of David Cameron prior to the EU Referendum.

Brexit Facts4EU.Org Summary

1. Latest unemployment figures, Jan-Mar 2022, released 17 May 2022

Jan-Mar 2016 : 5.1%
Jan-Mar 2022 : 3.7%

2. How is the UK doing compared to the EU?

Q1 (Jan-Mar) 2022

UK unemployment rate: 3.7%
EU27 unemployment rate : 6.4%
Eurozone unemployment rate : 7.1%

UK unemployment continues to run at nearly half that of the Eurozone.

3. When it comes to earnings, the UK’s performance has been equally good

Average weekly earnings in March 2016 : £492
Average weekly earnings in March 2022 : £615
This represents an increase of 25.0%
In the last 12 months alone, average earnings have increased by 7.0%

Observations

The Rejoiners' world of make believe

Imagine for a moment if the above figures were reversed. Imagine the delighted crowing from Rejoiners, blaming Brexit for the UK having an unemployment rate nearly double that of the Eurozone.

The reality is the polar opposite. The independent United Kingdom continues to put the European Union to shame when it comes to jobs.

We have turbulent times ahead, as the impacts of the massive printing of money during the Covid crisis and the hugely damaging effects of the Government’s policies on climate change, plus the effects of Putin’s war in Ukraine, are felt.

All countries are now experiencing very high inflationary pressures. But at least in Brexit Britain far more of us are in gainful employment than in the average EU member country.

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[ Sources: Office for National Statistics | EU Commission ] Politicians and journalists can contact us for details, as ever.

Brexit Facts4EU.Org, Sun 22 May 2022

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Reader Comments 13

1. ste , Sunday, May 22, 2022, 08:13:

The whole net-zero dogma needs to be challenged with open live debates 6 weeks apart held on TV/Radio as this whole political movement does not stand up to scrutiny, it is far from settled and is just another globalist tool. green on the outside but red within !. It is better to accept that some questions may never be answered, than to accept 'answers' that may never be questioned !!

2. Neil Ormesher , Sunday, May 22, 2022, 08:57:

Weren't we all supposed to be dead floating in the sea from the catastrophic apocalypse that is brexit ???

3. Adam , Sunday, May 22, 2022, 09:32:

This Government which is conservative in name only must be watched I am not trusting of Johnson the only thing that stops him from rightfully being kicked out of office is that the so-called opposition would be even Worse

4. Diane , Sunday, May 22, 2022, 10:53:

Off topic somewhat but just read a comment, the likes of which crops up often but the ignorance of it prompts me to mention part of what was stated by the writer .... the part of Brexit I never understood is the idea of “just wanting to get Britain out of Europe” .....

5. Tim B , Sunday, May 22, 2022, 12:20:

Diane. Britain can never get out of Europe, our geography means we will alway be part of the European continent. I would consider myself a Brexiteer, I love Europe, I love many Europeans but it is the political and controlling intuition of the EU that I do not like and voted to be out of.

6. Have You Wondered , Sunday, May 22, 2022, 14:35:

Whilst the UK is indeed doing better than the average EU figures I think one might look at the Netherlands figures at 3.3% for a complete picture.
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7. Adam , Sunday, May 22, 2022, 14:55:

Diane Abbott I guess that's who you are we are part of Europe its the EU we have left trust a Remoaner to confuse Europe and EU which is nothing but a jumped up corporatist bureaucracy full of its own self importance

8. Adam , Sunday, May 22, 2022, 15:02:

The EU and USA especially that elderly idiot in the White House and that shriveled up goat Nancy Pelosi need to get lost We are not prepared to sacrifice a part of the UK just so the so-called Conservative Government can sign a grubby trade deal with hormone filled clorinated chicken ,if May and Johnson went to WTO terms we would not be in the mess that we are in now but that's the Tories for you putting the Bankers before Country

9. Diane , Sunday, May 22, 2022, 16:28:

Tim B / Adam 5/7: For clarity, my post was to emphasise the absurdity ( & my frustration I suppose ) with that writer's ( an obvious Remain supporter ) comment, which has become a depressingly tedious claim by 'Remain' that Brexit supporters just wanted to get Britain out of " Europe" We hear this refrain constantly (along with Xenophobia, sunlit uplands and lack of intelligence to name but three others...) and the EU itself persists in saying Europe when they should be referring to "European Union" I agree, the reasons for 'Leave' were many and most of us voted 'Leave' with hopes & aspiration, at the same time understanding there would be difficulties and not all was perfect and with our faith and trust in our politicians damaged. It never was 'oven ready' as we all know and are aware by now, or should be, why we are at the point we are at .There is still much to do.

10. jon livesey , Sunday, May 22, 2022, 17:03:

9. Diane I agree with you, but this is why Facts4eu exists - it is to get away from the cliche based rants of the Remainers and concentrate on the facts. The clever rejoinders and fallacies are never going to go away, and we may as well face that. That is because the extreme Remainer is just a sneering personality type, and nothing to do with economics or freedom at all. We could double the GDP and they would still sneer because that is what they live for.

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