{"id":73289,"date":"2016-08-17T08:54:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T08:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=bac88e88275f1edbed2c1e55e6bb1a42"},"modified":"2016-08-17T08:54:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-17T08:54:00","slug":"press-release-record-31-75-million-in-work-as-unemployment-rate-remains-at-10-year-low-of-4-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=73289","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Record 31.75 million in work, as unemployment rate remains at 10-year low of 4.9%"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Office for National Statistics confirmed today that there are a record 31.75 million people now in work \u2013 up by more than 600,000 in the past year and by 2.7 million since 2010.<\/p>\n

The rise in employment continues to be driven by full-time work, which has accounted for 75% of the growth since 2010. Average wages before bonuses grew by 2.3% over the last year.<\/p>\n

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Minister for Employment, Damian Hinds, said:<\/p>\n

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These record-breaking figures show that there are more people in work than ever before, which is great news as we build a Britain that works for everybody not just the privileged few.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re in a position of strength, but we can\u2019t be complacent which is why we\u2019re pressing ahead with our welfare reforms like Universal Credit to ensure it always pays for people to be in work.<\/p>\n

The job now is to build on this success story so that everybody can benefit from the opportunities that are being created regardless of who they are or where they come from.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Today\u2019s labour market statistics also show:<\/p>\n