Unemployment figures are a "welcome step in the right direction"
- Chris Grayling, Employment Minister
Unemployment in the U.K. declined by 45,000 to 2.63 million, Office for National Statistics data showed on Wednesday. The jobless rate fell to 8.2 per cent.
Employment Minister Chris Grayling said overall the figures were a "welcome step in the right direction".
"For a number of months now, employment has been growing and this is starting to feed through into improving unemployment figures."
"However, we still face significant international uncertainty so we need to hold firm on our current economic strategy and continue to do everything we can to ensure unemployment continues to fall."
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