Chamber comment on today’s employment statistics
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Jonathan Walker, director of policy, North East England Chamber of Commerce said: “This morning’s statistics provide further evidence of the continued disproportionate impact of Covid and the economic crisis on our region. We have the highest unemployment rate in the country and have also seen the largest fall in employment.
“With our region currently in the top tier of Covid restrictions and the risk of a disastrous no-deal Brexit on the horizon, the potential for further economic pain is very real. While we look to 2021 with some hope of an improvement in fortunes later in the year, we need to see real large-scale action by Government. It must make good on its ‘levelling up’ promises to start to undo the damage done to the North East economy.
“This starts by getting a trade deal with the EU, providing a pathway for our businesses out of Tier 3 and continuing to change Government thinking to support investment in our region.”