Has David Cameron really created 1,000 jobs a day?

Reality check: the headline figures the PM quotes mask the rise of zero-hours contracts, self-employment, and low pay

David Cameron claims that his government has created 1,000 jobs a day since the coalition came to power in 2010. He also claims that a Conservative government would continue to create jobs at the same rate if elected in May.

The prime minister told BBC Breakfast:

Over the last five years we've created a thousand jobs a day, and we commit to continuing that record because we're going to continue supporting business and industry, continuing to make our country an attractive one to invest in and so we believe we can create those thousand jobs.

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They're going to come from successful British businesses, large and small, that are expanding because we've got a long-term economic plan that's working.