Dan Langford, Group Marketing Director at Acorn, Wales’ leading recruitment and training agency, said: “The latest employment and jobless figures provide strong evidence of a continuing strengthening economy.
“With employment up 167,000 in the last three months and unemployment down 132,000 across the UK we have now witnessed the biggest fall in the jobless total in 25 years.
“And while the unemployment rate in Wales at 6.7% may be slightly lagging behind the UK average of 6.4%, the employment picture right across the Wales continues to improve, with 3,000 fewer people out of work than in the last quarter.
“The other encouraging aspect of the current employment outlook for Wales is the ongoing increase in the number of jobs that are available. While there will continue to be regional variations across the country – and there is a growing concern about skills shortages in a number of key growth sectors – the underlying trend is one of increased confidence in the future hiring prospects of employers.
“Hopefully, this is further indication that due to increasing productivity and output, the private sector continues to bring more and more people into the workplace.
“It is clear the road to decent growth will continue to have its ups and downs, but the labour market is continuing to move in the right direction.”