Number of people out of work falls by 161,000 to 2.16m
The number of people out of work fell by 161,000 between February and April to 2.16 million, official figures by the ONS showed today.
Cameron: 'Record rise in employment' after latest figures
Prime Minister David Cameron has tweeted that more people will have a "brighter future" after employment numbers were released by the Office for National Statistics:
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