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Part-time workers represent almost one-third of the UK workforce

The number of people who work part-time hours increased 143 000 within three months of August to 7.96 m, the highest figure since comparable records in 1992, the figures by the Office for national statistics revealed. Part-time attends 29.16 m 27 3pc total employment, the number of people, increasing work by 178,000 over the quarter.

1.14 M record employees and self-employed persons were working part-time because they did not find a complete working up to 65 000 for the quarter, says ons.

Youth unemployment is also by 5MC within three months of August compared with the quarter précédent.Le number of 18 to 24 years of work increased by 35,000 to it, a 1. 1pc mounted on year.

Statistics show the number of young people working for more than 12 months increased by 28 6pc in the year to 208 thousand.

Long-term unemployment reaches a maximum of 13 years, just as the number of people working for more than a year is passed to 811,000 in the quarter, with 34 7pc-on-year.

However, the overall unemployment rate has fallen by 1pc 0 to 7 7pc within three months of August .the number of reduced work 20 000 for the quarter to reach 2.45 m.

But the number of people claiming jobseekers allowance increased by 5,300 between August and September to reach 1.47 m.Il is the second consecutive monthly increase in the number of beneficiaries.

Howard Archer, an economist at IHS Global Insight, said: "the data are mixed in all but scratch beneath the surface and there are signs that the labour market is developing under increasing pressure from growth and business prospects économiques.Il mounting concerns comes even before the tax reduction really begins and jobs begin to be reduced in the public sector."

Mr. Archer said unemployment IHS is projected in the coming months because of "more slow, less than the growth trend".business care jobs and the public sector is increasingly lower increase

IHS had forecast unemployment rise approximately 2.85 m in the first half of 2012, with unemployment reaching 9pc.

-Browse hundreds of permanent jobs, employment of Telegraph


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