The number of people out of work in Lichfield and Burntwood has dropped.

The latest figures show that 865 people in the Lichfield Parliamentary constituency claimed unemployment during October – down 79 from the previous month.

The figure means the area now has a jobless total of just 1.9 per cent and is 334 below the figure for the same month in 2012.

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