MEP calls for 'investment not empty words' on joblessness. Jonathan Arnott MEP says the latest unemployment figures for the North East - showing it is still the highest in the country - demonstrate the ongoing need for investment in the region.
Official figures released today show that the national unemployment rate
is 4.9% but in the North East it is 7.5% with the number of jobless up by 3,000
to 98,000 between May and July.