Unemployment falls to 2.47m

Unemployment has fallen to 2.47 million in the second quarter of the year, which could be good news for those looking for sales jobs.

New figures published by the Office for National Statistics have shown that unemployment in the UK fell by 34,000 during the last three months.

They have also shown that the part-time employment level has reached a record high, with more than a quarter of the workforce taking this type of job.

The claimant count has also fallen by 20,800, which is the seventh decline during the last eight months.

Vicky Redwood, senior UK economist at Capital Economics, highlighted the fact that jobs growth over the next few months will be slow.

She said: "The UK labour market has perked up a bit, but we still doubt that private sector hiring will pick up strongly enough to offset the severe public sector job cuts."

Earlier this month, Graduate Recruitment Bureau co-founder Dan Hawes claimed that university leavers who put off searching for sales jobs until after they have left campus are at a disadvantage to those who prepare early.

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Posted by Nikki Barrister

Filed: 14-07-2010