Employment

Overall, the percentage level of firms reporting redundancies has fallen compared to the same period of 1997. The greatest comparative rise was in the North West region, from 5 per cent to 17 per cent. No redundancies were reported in the Midland, London and Southern regions, (Table 10).

Table 10
Percentage of firms reporting redundancies by region

	3rd Q '97	3rd Q '98
Northern	0	8
North West	5	17
Yorkshire & Trent	8	6
Midlands	7	0
Eastern	4	4
London	0	0
Southern	6	0
South West	10	5
South Wales	0	10
Total	6	5

First Posted: 22 July 1998. Last Updated: 19 February 1999.