Claim: There are 420,000 more people in work now than at the start of the pandemic.
Fact-check: Nadine Dorries wrong to claim employment higher than pre-pandemic level - Full Fact
Verdict: false. there are 420,000 more employees now than in march 2020, but the total number of people in work, including the self-employed, is 600,000 lower than it was before the start of the pandemic.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Abbas Panjwani
Date published: 2022-01-24T00:00:00