Official figures show employment has reached a new record high with the UK jobless rate falling to 7.9% despite the country being mired in recession.
The upbeat figures of recent months, which have led economists to question how the Office for National Statistics (ONS) calculate GDP growth, came as something of a surprise.
The number claiming Jobseeker's Allowance in September fell by 4,000 to 1.56 million.
The unemployment total fell by 50,000 between June and August to reach 2.528 million, helping the unemployment rate to drop to 7.9% from 8.1% the previous month.
The employment total of 29.59 million was the highest since records began in 1971. As in previous months, the performance was largely driven by people in temporary jobs.
The ONS also reported that part-time employment increased by 125,000 between March and May to a record high of 8.13 million.
The number of people in part-time jobs because they could not find full-time work was close to a record high at 1.4 million.
Youth unemployment fell by 62,000 to 957,000, the lowest figure for over a year.
Self-employment increased, up by 35,000 to 4.2 million while the data also showed a rise of 13,000 in the numbers on Government-supported training and employment programmes, leaving the total at 158,000.
Separate figures on pay growth show average wage settlements are still lagging behind inflation, standing at 2.2% annually in September.
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