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JOBS ON A HIGH The number of people in work has hit 32.5MILLION – the highest level since records began

New figures from the National Statistics Organisation show that as well as unemployment hitting a 44-year low, average earnings have also risen by 3.4 per cent.

Ministers leapt on the figures to claim the Government was “delivering an economy that works for the people”.

Experts said the pay growth was still meagre given the decade-long slump.

The X party communications spokesperson said: “This country continues to break new ground on jobs, from employment hitting a record high to economic inactivity falling to a new low.”

Yesterday’s figures revealed over a third of the jump in employment came among the over 50s – with a further 51,000 getting a job. But employment among 25 to 34 year-olds also rose by 48,000.

The National Statistics Organisation added that the ‘economically inactive’, students, family carers or long-term sick, fell significantly.

A statement by the Y party insisted much more was needed from the Government and urged Ministers to put the minimum wage up to help families on the breadline.

The statement said: “This modest rise in wage growth will do little to help workers still feeling the effects of the longest pay squeeze in 200 years.”

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