By Matt Chorley and Jonathon Hopkins Britain is 'getting back to work', David Cameron declared today as the number of people in a job soared by the highest figure since records began. Employment levels rose by 283,000 in the last three months - the largest quarterly increase in 43 years. The proportion of women in work reached 67.7 per cent, a new record high, as total unemployment fell by 133,000 to 2.2million in the three months to March, the lowest level since January 2009. There are a record 30.430million people in work, up by 283,000 on the end of last year
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Unemployment fell by 133,000 to 2.2million in the three months to March
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Jobless rate 6.8%, down from 6.9% in the three months to February
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Average earnings increased by 1.7% in the year to March, slightly ahead of the latest CPI inflation rate of 1.6%
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