In 2013 the number of people in work rose by 396,000 to 30.15 million and the number of unemployed fell by 161,000, according to the Office for National Statistics. Against this background, a record number of 50 to 64 year olds were in work in during the fourth quarter of the year. An additional 105,000 in the 50-64 age group were in work compared with the third quarter, with the total rising to 7.86 million, representing an employment rate of 68.3%. There was a sharper in increase in the number of women in work in the quarter (up 1.8% over…
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