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# MP praises “hard work ethic” of Lichfield and Burntwood residents as latest unemployment figures are released
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/mp-praises-hard-work-ethic-of-lichfield-and-burntwood-residents-as-latest-unemployment-figures-are-released/
- Published: 2022-10-11T07:50:33.000Z
- Updated: 2022-10-11T07:50:40.000Z
- Description: The “hard work ethic” of local residents has been praised by Lichfield’s MP.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:11, News

The “hard work ethic” of local residents has been praised by Lichfield’s MP.

It comes after unemployment figures revealed the Lichfield and Burntwood constituency rate was 2.3% – below the national level according to data from the Office for National Statistics.

Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant welcomed the latest statistics for the area.

> “The rate of unemployment announced today is the lowest in the UK for nearly half a century – and it’s lower still in Lichfield.  
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> “Not since since 1974 has unemployment been at just 3.7%. But in the Lichfield-Burntwood constituency it is lower still at just 2.3%.   
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> “Youth uenployment also reflects this trend. Nationally, 4.6% of 18 to 24 year olds are unemployed – this is one of the lowest rates in Europe – but in the Lichfield Parliamentary constituency, it is just 3.7%.  
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> “This is not only a reflection of work opportunities in the area, but also of the education and hard work ethic of people living in the Lichfield constituency.”  
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> Michael Fabricant MP