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16/04/2003
Jobs total rises 33,000 over last quarter
The number of people in work has risen by 33,000 on the last quarter, according to the latest by the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
In what the ONS describe as a "comparatively flat labour market", the broad trends indicate that employment has increased, the unemployment rate has been decreasing and the recent gentle decline in the claimant count has now levelled off.
The survey, published today, also reveals that the jobless total fell by 22,000 to 1.49 million – marking a 0.1% drop in the underlying rate of unemployment to 5.2%.
According to the quarterly review, of the 27.8 million people now in work, the number of men in employment rose 7,000 to 15 million, and the number of women in employment rose 26,000 to 12.8 million – the highest level since the survey began in 1984.
The claimant count rose slightly - by 1,800 - this quarter but the rate, at 3.1%, has remained unchanged for over a year.
Minister for Work Nick Brown said that UK employment was showing resilience against a "background of global economic uncertainty".
He added: "Vacancies remain high - over 10,000 new jobs are notified to Jobcentres every working day and we know that many more are available from other sources. People are taking advantage of these opportunities to find work.
"Employment has increased in every part of the country in the last five years. To help the areas within regions that have lower employment rates we are increasing the ability of Jobcentre Plus and our partners to deliver flexible solutions at a local level."
The rate of growth of average earnings for the year to February 2003 was 3%, down from 3.5% in January. In the private sector, earnings growth fell to 2.5% from 3.2% and in the public sector it rose to 5.1% from 4.9%.
Working days lost due to labour disputes were sharply down in February to 13,000 days from a January figure of 91,000 days.
(GMcG)
In what the ONS describe as a "comparatively flat labour market", the broad trends indicate that employment has increased, the unemployment rate has been decreasing and the recent gentle decline in the claimant count has now levelled off.
The survey, published today, also reveals that the jobless total fell by 22,000 to 1.49 million – marking a 0.1% drop in the underlying rate of unemployment to 5.2%.
According to the quarterly review, of the 27.8 million people now in work, the number of men in employment rose 7,000 to 15 million, and the number of women in employment rose 26,000 to 12.8 million – the highest level since the survey began in 1984.
The claimant count rose slightly - by 1,800 - this quarter but the rate, at 3.1%, has remained unchanged for over a year.
Minister for Work Nick Brown said that UK employment was showing resilience against a "background of global economic uncertainty".
He added: "Vacancies remain high - over 10,000 new jobs are notified to Jobcentres every working day and we know that many more are available from other sources. People are taking advantage of these opportunities to find work.
"Employment has increased in every part of the country in the last five years. To help the areas within regions that have lower employment rates we are increasing the ability of Jobcentre Plus and our partners to deliver flexible solutions at a local level."
The rate of growth of average earnings for the year to February 2003 was 3%, down from 3.5% in January. In the private sector, earnings growth fell to 2.5% from 3.2% and in the public sector it rose to 5.1% from 4.9%.
Working days lost due to labour disputes were sharply down in February to 13,000 days from a January figure of 91,000 days.
(GMcG)
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