Unemployment has plunged to its lowest degree for greater than a decade - within the newest signal of Britain's financial energy.
The jobless whole was 1.6 million within the quarter to November, down by 52,000 on the earlier three months and its lowest since early 2006.
The UK now boasts one of many lowest jobless charges in Europe at four.eight per cent, the most recent knowledge from the Workplace for Nationwide Statistics confirmed.
The employment charge of 74.5 per cent is the joint highest degree on report
The employment charge of 74.5 per cent is the joint highest degree on report.
Common earnings elevated by 2.eight per cent within the 12 months to November, up by zero.2 per cent on the earlier month.
The glowing numbers might be a lift for Theresa Could as she begins Britain on its path in the direction of Brexit.
Employment Minister Damian Hinds mentioned: 'We begin the brand new 12 months with one other encouraging set of figures.
'Employment continues to run at a near-record excessive, unemployment stays at an 11-year low, and each figures are stronger than this time final 12 months - highlighting the energy and resilience of our labour market as we step as much as the challenges of 2017.
'We now have made actual progress creating a robust economic system and serving to extra folks into work, and can do what is required to proceed that trajectory as we construct a rustic that works for everybody.'
David Freeman, senior statistician on the ONS, mentioned: 'Whereas employment is little modified on the quarter, the speed stays at an historic excessive.
'The speed at which pay is rising continues to choose up in money phrases, although it stays reasonable.'
The numbers in work fell marginally by 9,000 to 31.eight million, whereas the variety of folks classed as economically inactive has elevated by 85,000 to virtually eight.9 million - the most important quarterly rise since 2014.
The determine contains college students, folks taking care of household, on long-term sick go away, or who've given up searching for a job.
The financial inactivity charge elevated by zero.2 per cent to 21.7 per cent, the very best since final spring.
There have been 1.15 million folks in part-time jobs who wished full-time work within the newest quarter, a rise of seven,000 over the earlier three months, however down by 99,000 on the 12 months.
The most recent jobs figures might be a lift to Theresa Could as she takes the nation in the direction of Brexit
The claimant depend fell by 10,100 final month to 797,800, the bottom since final September.
The variety of job vacancies within the economic system fell by 5,000 to 748,000.
The Authorities highlighted different figures displaying that youth unemployment is down by greater than 360,000 since 2010 and the bottom in 11 years, whereas long-term unemployment is the bottom since mid 2008.
Separate statistics confirmed that 900,000 claims for Common Credit score had been made to December, with a median of 13,000 new claims per week within the previous 4 weeks.
Of these on Common Credit score, 43 per cent had been in work.
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