Cornwall's unemployment rate of 3.2% is lower than the UK’s average of 4.7%

Last month there was a slight fall in unemployment in Cornwall, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The ONS figures show that 10,462 people were out of work and claiming jobseeker's allowance in February, 147 less than in January.

In percentage terms, Cornwall has a jobless rate of 3.2% - lower than the UK's seasonally-adjusted rate of 4.7%.

Nationally, the claimant count fell by 1,500 to 1.54 million - the lowest since June 2011, according to the ONS.