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| Rate of unemployment in Wales falls again | Rate of unemployment in Wales falls again |
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| The unemployment rate in Wales has fallen again from 6.7% to 6.5%. | The unemployment rate in Wales has fallen again from 6.7% to 6.5%. |
| A total of 94,000 people were unemployed in Wales between June and August this year, down by 3,000 compared to the previous three months. | A total of 94,000 people were unemployed in Wales between June and August this year, down by 3,000 compared to the previous three months. |
| However, there were still 32,000 fewer people in work in Wales compared to the same period in 2013. | |
| Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones said the drop showed the government's polices were "making a difference, creating and safeguarding jobs". | Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones said the drop showed the government's polices were "making a difference, creating and safeguarding jobs". |
| "The fall in youth unemployment, which is faster in Wales than elsewhere in the UK, is particularly encouraging." | "The fall in youth unemployment, which is faster in Wales than elsewhere in the UK, is particularly encouraging." |
| Unemployment for the UK as a whole has fallen by 154,000 in the same period - falling from a rate of 6.2% to 6%. | Unemployment for the UK as a whole has fallen by 154,000 in the same period - falling from a rate of 6.2% to 6%. |