Decline in UK unemployment

Unemployment has fallen for the fourth month in a row and more jobs are being created, especially for people over the age of 65, new figures have shown.

Unemployment in the UK has fallen for the fourth month in a row and more jobs are being created, especially for people over the age of 65, new figures have shown.

The jobless total fell by 65,000 to 2.58 million in the quarter to May, the lowest for almost a year, while the number of people in employment increased by 181,000 to just under 30 million, the highest for almost four years.