UK unemployment figures: what the economists say
by Phillip Inman, economics correspondent from on (#3B9J)
Industry experts react to figures that show unemployment fell by 97,000 to 1.86 million in the three months to December last year
The labour market is still seeing healthy improvement, with the latest figures indicating some strengthening in job creation following moderation in the latter months of 2014. In particular, employment rose by 103,000 in the three months to December, having been up by 37,000 in the three months to November (which had been the smallest three monthly rise since March-May 2013).
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