It has been reported by the BBC that there was a record rise in the number of workers on payrolls in May as the jobs market continued to recover.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said there were 197,000 more people in payrolled employment last month compared with April, the highest rise since records began in 2014.
It came as the unemployment rate fell again to 4.7% in the three months to April, down from 4.8% previously.
But unemployment remained high among the young and those in based in London.
Sam Beckett, ONS head of economic statistics, said: "The number of employees on payroll grew strongly in May, up by almost 200,000, although it is still over half a million down since the pandemic struck.
"Job vacancies continued to recover in the spring, and our early estimates suggest that by May the total had surpassed its pre-pandemic level, with strong growth in sectors such as hospitality.
"Meanwhile the redundancy rate remains subdued, while the number of employees on furlough has continued to decline."
