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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mayor launches working plan to boost employment
The ‘Get Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Working Plan’ aims to help people into work by breaking down barriers to employment.

The ‘Get Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Working Plan’ aims to help people into work by breaking down barriers to employment.

In August to October 2025, payrolled employees dropped by 113,000 over the year and by 24,000 over the quarter.

Unemployment remained steady at 4.4%, in line with both the previous quarter and market expectations. Economic inactivity also remained unchanged at 21.5% over the same period.

Payrolled employees fell by 5,000 in October 2024 on the month but increased by 95,000 (0.3%) over the year, reaching 30.4 million.
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