{"id":82462,"date":"2017-07-12T09:31:09","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T09:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=c321715d9789506cd312fa3f2f43f2f9"},"modified":"2017-07-12T09:31:09","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T09:31:09","slug":"press-release-employment-has-reached-a-new-record-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=82462","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Employment has reached a new record high"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The number of people in work is also at the highest level since records began in 1971.<\/p>\n

According to the Office of National Statistics, the employment rate is at a record high of 74.9%, with 32.01 million people now in work \u2013 an increase of 324,000 on the year.<\/p>\n

The record figures have been driven by increases in the number of people in full time work.<\/p>\n

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

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These latest statistics are another reminder that our strong economy is giving record numbers of people the chance to find and stay in work.<\/p>\n

Unemployment is low, employment is high and there are over three quarters of a million vacancies. This is great news for Britain and for millions of ordinary working families.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re committed to delivering a welfare system which transforms lives and offers help to those who need it most, whatever their background or wherever they are from.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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