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<p>The Government is committed to achieving a labour market that is both fair and
flexible, which gives employers the confidence to create jobs, and individuals the
choice to find work that suits them and their circumstances.</p><p>Temporary, agency
and fixed term contracts are an important, but relatively small part of our labour
market, as they give companies flexibility in how staff are hired and workers flexibility
in how they work. In February to April 2014 there were 1.673 million temporary employees
– 6.5% of all employees. Of these, ONS estimate that 35.9% were working temporarily
because they could not find a permanent job – down from 39.7% a year ago.</p><p>Under
this Government employment growth continues to be exceptionally strong, with levels
up by 345,000 in the past quarter, and 780,000 in the past year – a record. Overall,
in the 12 months to April 2014:</p><p> </p><p>· Employment increased by 780,000.</p><p>
</p><p>· The number of employees working full time increased by 441,000 and the number
of people working part time increased by 17,000.</p><p> </p><p>· The amount of people
in self-employment rose by 337,000</p><p> </p><p>· The amount of temporary employees
was 1.67 million in the three months to April 2014, up 79,000 on the same period last
year. The amount of employees working temporary jobs because they could not find permanent
jobs fell by 33,000 over the past year.</p><p> </p>
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