UK unemployment falls again to lowest level since 1974 - and pay is up too - despite Britain's Brexit paralysis By Martin Robinson, Chief Reporter For Mailonline Published: 10:02 BST, 11 June 2019 | Updated: 10:02 BST, 11 June 2019 Viewcomments Unemployment keeps falling and wages are rising despite the current Brexit paralysis, official figures revealed today. The Office for National Statistics has said that the number of people out of work fell by 34,000 to 1.3 million in the three months to April. There is also a record number of women in work in the UK - with 72 per cent in jobs - this is the highest ever level in Britain. And average earnings increased by 3.1 per cent compared with 3.3 per cent in the previous month. The UK's unemployment rate is now lower than at any time since the end of 1974. The buoyant figures show Britain's economy still defies the Brexit paralysis and seemingly unending deadlock at Westminster. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility