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| Wales' unemployment rate remains unchanged, says ONS | Wales' unemployment rate remains unchanged, says ONS |
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| The unemployment rate in Wales has not changed, latest figures have shown. | The unemployment rate in Wales has not changed, latest figures have shown. |
| The jobless total continues to stand at 96,000, for the period May to July, a rate of 6.7%, said the Office for National Statistics (ONS). | The jobless total continues to stand at 96,000, for the period May to July, a rate of 6.7%, said the Office for National Statistics (ONS). |
| UK figures have fallen to just above two million, which is a rate of 6.2% - the lowest since 2008. | UK figures have fallen to just above two million, which is a rate of 6.2% - the lowest since 2008. |
| Wales' unemployment rate mirrored UK levels earlier this year but, in the last three months, it has not been as strong as the UK average. | Wales' unemployment rate mirrored UK levels earlier this year but, in the last three months, it has not been as strong as the UK average. |
| Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb said unemployment among young people was continuing to fall. | |
| "There remain a great many challenges facing our economy," he added. | |
| "This is why it is more crucial than ever that we stick to our long-term economic plan to create the right conditions for growth and jobs in Wales." | |
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