{"id":91909,"date":"2018-05-15T11:01:46","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T11:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=a4df3b24d8fec653d6cb2cebe152fb75"},"modified":"2018-05-15T11:01:46","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T11:01:46","slug":"press-release-unemployment-rate-lowest-in-over-40-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=91909","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Unemployment rate lowest in over 40 years"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today\u2019s figures also show the employment rate has remained at a record 75.6%, with 197,000 more people in work compared to October to December 2017.<\/p>\n

And with the number of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME<\/abbr>) people in work up 475,000 since 2015, the government is making rapid progress on its commitment to increase BAME<\/abbr> employment by 20% by 2020.<\/p>\n

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The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Esther McVey, said:<\/p>\n

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Since 2010 we have seen more than 3.2 million people move into work right across the UK. Youth unemployment has fallen by over 40% and the unemployment rate has not been lower since 1975.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s figures once again cement that turnaround, with a new employment rate record of 75.6%, and on average over 1,000 people each and every day, since 2010, getting a job.<\/p>\n

With wages growing faster than inflation and increases in the personal tax allowance, not only are more people bringing home a pay packet but they are keeping more of their hard earned money for themselves and their families.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Figures also show:<\/p>\n