Nearly 3000 more people are in work across Monklands than during this time last year.
The number of Airdrie & Shotts residents making alternative claimant counts in May was 1917 - a drop of 1298 compared with the same month in 2021.
And the 1825 claims received from the people of Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill was a decrease of 1447 on figures released in May of last year.
North Lanarkshire as a whole recorded 7112 alternative claimant counts in May - down 4909 on 12 months earlier.
But Universal Credit claims in the region were up on the previous month; as of June 9, 32,860 claims had been made which was an increase of 457 on statistics from May 12.
Lynne Faulds, Jobseekers' employer and partnership manager in North Lanarkshire, told Lanarkshire Live : "Although we’re in the middle of a hot summer, skilled job centre work coaches are working harder than ever to help employers fill record levels of vacancies.
"It remains our top priority to match the right job with the right person.
"The job centre continues to host local businesses looking to speed date with prospective employees.
"From job opportunities in job centres to skills academies for people considering a new career, there’s a huge amount of help available, and our work coaches are working tirelessly to get people at any age, or career stage, into rewarding and stable employment.”
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