Unemployment in Preston rose 15% in the year up to April 2012 to a total of 3,783 claimants.[70] However, in November 2018 Preston was named as "Most improved city in UK", with unemployment down to 3.1% from 6.5% in 2014, and improvements above the national average for health, transport, the work-life balance of its residents, and for the skills among both the youth and adult populations.[71]