This is an audio file with a 17-second quote from CSO Statistician with the Labour Market Division, Sam Scriven, about the Labour Force Survey Quarter 2 2023 release.
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What’s really significant about today’s Labour Force Survey result is that the employment rate for people aged 15-64 in Quarter 2 2023 hit its highest level in the 25 years of the survey with more than 74% of people in that age group in employment.
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