The latest employment rate has hit a joint record high of 76.1 per cent, up 5.0 per cent since 2010, with a record number of people working full-time; an increase of 2.95 million since 2010.
Damian said:
“The growth in wages and record employment rate is very good news for families right across the country, boosting income and security for millions of people. The data also represents an important sign of the continuing strength of the UK economy and the confidence employers have to move forward.”
The rate of unemployed claimants in East Hampshire remains less than half the rate for the UK as a whole.