{"id":77238,"date":"2016-12-14T09:47:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T09:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=1853eced61ae1e8b53ac4980835db3c5"},"modified":"2016-12-14T09:47:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T09:47:00","slug":"press-release-unemployment-rate-remains-at-lowest-level-in-over-a-decade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=77238","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Unemployment rate remains at lowest level in over a decade"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There continues to be 31.8 million people in work, up by 2.7 million since 2010.<\/p>\n

The number of women in work is at a record high of almost 15 million and long term unemployment is down by 31,000 since July.<\/p>\n

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Damian Green said:<\/p>\n

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This year will be remembered as one when so many records were made \u2013 employment has consistently been running at an all-time high with more women, older workers and ethnic minority groups in work than ever before.<\/p>\n

Encouragingly, this good news was extended right across the UK.<\/p>\n

But there is more to do to help people of all backgrounds and abilities into work, which will remain a priority as we press ahead with our welfare reforms that are ensuring it always pays to be in work.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Today\u2019s figures also show:<\/p>\n