Chorley tops North West employment rates

Latest figures have revealed that Chorley has the highest employment rate in the North West.

The news comes after the announcement that Chorley Council is looking to put more investment into encouraging new businesses to the borough, bringing further high quality jobs for residents.

Coun Alistair Bradley, leader of Chorley Council, said: “One of our main aims is to get people into work because we believe residents in employment lead more fulfilling lives and play a more active part in their community.

“We’ve been able to do this by providing advice and support, a range of different grants and we work with employers to make sure as many of the jobs as possible in Chorley got to residents of the borough.”

The wide ranging business support, as part of the Choose Chorley for Business campaign, has directly led to the creation of almost 300 jobs in the last year and more than £1.25m of private investment.

“The figures show that what we are doing as a council, in partnership with other organisations such as Job Centre Plus is having an impact,” said Councillor Bradley.