Rise in full-time female workers boosts employment
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A record number of women in full-time work has pushed the UK’s employment rate to a new high of 76.3%, the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show.
In the three months to November, 126,000 more women worked full-time compared with the previous quarter.
The increase is in part because of the change in women’s retirement age.
The data may affect…