The key players in the General Election battle are focusing on business today with David Cameron pledging to create two million new jobs over the next five years if the Conservatives win power on May 7.
George Osborne has hailed a "hat-trick of good economic news" - a claim supported by Nick Clegg, who said the Liberal Democrats were a "crucial influence" on the latest figures.
However, Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls countered that working people have been left struggling by the "slowest recovery in 100 years," while Ed Miliband said the Conservatives "just don't get" the lives of British people.
ITV News Deputy Political Editor Chris Ship spoke to Osborne, Miliband and Clegg about the figures:
As if proving they can stand the heat, David Cameron, George Osborne and Nick Clegg all headed to the kitchen today.
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There are signs that employers seem to be beginning to decide that the 1.86 million unemployed are not suitable for the jobs available.