There were 31.80 million people in work, 49,000 more than for April to June 2016 and 461,000 more than for a year earlier.
There were 23.24 million people working full-time, 350,000 more than for a year earlier. There were 8.56 million people working part-time, 110,000 more than for a year earlier.
The unemployment rate was 4.8%, down from 5.3% for a year earlier and the lowest since July to September 2005. The unemployment rate is the proportion of the labour force (those in work plus those unemployed) that were unemployed.
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