Dan Langford, Group Marketing Director at Acorn, Wales’ largest recruitment and training agency, said: “The latest employment figures are once again strong evidence of the strengthening economy.
“While the trend of the last year has seen the Wales employment rate improving faster than the UK average, the last three months has seen the rest of the country play catch up, with the Welsh unemployment figure stabilizing at 6.8 per cent, the same as the previous quarter.
“The other encouraging aspect of the current employment picture is the ongoing increase in the number of jobs that are available. While there will continue to be regional variations across Wales, the underlying trend is one of increased confidence in the future hiring prospects of employers.
“Hopefully, this is further indication that due to increasing productivity and output, the private sector continues to bring more and more people in to the workplace.
“It is clear the road to decent growth will continue to have its ups and downs, but the labour market is continuing to move in the right direction.”