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The claimant count unemployment rate has been falling steadily for a number of years to below that of other areas - an indication of the strengthened local economy.
However, there is still a readily available pool of unemployed people. The Annual Population Survey (APS) put this number of people at approximately 5,900.
| Working Age | In Employment | Rate | Unemployment | Rate | |
| Barnsley | 136,400 | 94,000 | 69 % | 5,900 | 5.9 % |
| South Yorkshire | 796,700 | 557,300 | 70.0% | 41,200 | 6.9 % |
Source: ONS annual population survey (Jul 2005 - Jun 2006)
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