Latest unemployment figures

The latest unemployment figures show that nearly 24 per cent of Welsh people in their late teens and early 20s are out of work - one of the highest rates in Britain.

It contrasts with the general trend, where unemployment has dropped across Wales.

In the three months to April unemployment fell by two thousand to 132,000 - a rate of nine per cent.

Our business correspondent Carole Green has been finding out why young people are having such a tough time - and what's being done to help them.

Director of CBI Wales, which represents the country's biggest employers, has told ITV Wales that companies are looking to invest and that should lead to more jobs in Wales.

ITV Wales spoke to members of the public about the current employment situation in Wales.

Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan has welcomed the latest employment statistics, but warned there is still "a long way to go" to improve challenging economic conditions.

Latest figures from the Office of National Statistics have revealed that Wales has seen the number of people out of work fall by 2,000 between February and April 2012. Unemployment was at 132,000, but with 17,000 more people out of work when compared with the same 3 month period last year.

1,000 extra people were unemployed in the three months up to February, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).

The total number of people out of work in the period stood at 131,000, a rate of 8.9%.

600 more people were claiming Jobseeker's Allowance compared to last month's figures. The overall rate stayed the same at 5.6%, putting Wales 0.7 points above the national average.

The latest unemployment figures are due out later today. Last month, they showed the number of people in Wales out of work rose slightly, to reach a hundred and thirty four thousand, in the three months to the end of January. The unemployment rate is higher in Wales than across the UK as a whole.