This was another good set of employment figures. The number of people in employment aged 16 and over increased by +250,000 to reach 30.09 million. Over the past year it has risen by +485,000. The employment rate for those aged 16 - 64 rose by +0.4% to 72%, up 0.8% from a year earlier. The number of unemployed people fell by 99,000 to 2.39 million (7.4%), down by -0.3% from the previous three months and down0.5% on the previous year. The number of economically inactive people aged between 16 to 64 fell by 45,000 to 8.92 million. The total Claimant Count…
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