{"id":81542,"date":"2017-06-14T08:41:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T08:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=7c3574dfed643125875d9ea17d623fb5"},"modified":"2017-06-14T08:41:00","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T08:41:00","slug":"press-release-employment-reaches-record-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=81542","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Employment reaches record high"},"content":{"rendered":"
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According to the Office for National Statistics, the employment rate is at a joint record high of 74.8%, with 31.95 million people now in work \u2013 an increase of 372,000 on the year.<\/p>\n

This rise has been driven by full time work with average weekly earnings up by 2.1% including bonuses. Meanwhile there are 50,000 fewer unemployed people with unemployment remaining at its lowest rate since 1975 at 4.6%.<\/p>\n

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

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This government wants to give everyone the opportunity to succeed, regardless of where they live or their background.<\/p>\n

This is yet another strong set of record-breaking figures with employment up and unemployment down, fuelled by full-time opportunities.<\/p>\n

This is good news for families as we continue to build a stronger, fairer Britain.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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