Youth unemployment fell by 20,000, but the number of long-term jobless hit a 17-year high.
The number of Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants in June fell by 21,200 to 1.48 million, the first fall below 1.5 million for nearly three years. Ministers said it showed that recovery was taking hold, but critics said the human costs were still too high.
Separately, the ONS reported that average earnings increased by 1.7% in the year to
May, up by 0.2% on the previous month, giving an average weekly wage of £476.
Youth unemployment fell, still too high
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