Jobless lowest level for a year
Unemployment has fallen to its lowest level for a year. The jobless total fell by 46,000 in the quarter to June to 2.56 million giving an unemployment rate of 8%. But there were big regional variations.
Iain Duncan Smith: 'Full time jobs are being created'
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith said the jobs markets figures show that full time jobs are being created.
He said the majority of people looking for full time jobs are finding them, and only one fifth of those looking for full time work were being forced to work part time.
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