article_snippet.sent: The Office for National Statistics said more than 31 million people were in work after an increase of more than half a million in the past year .
article_snippet.sent: The Office for National Statistics said that more than 31 million people were in work after an increase of more than half a million in the past year, the biggest total since records began in 1971.
article_snippet.sent: Around 1.3 million people were in part-time jobs when Around 1.3 million people wanted full-time work, up by 29,000 in the latest quarter, while self-employment was little changed at 4.5 million.
article_snippet.sent: There were 743,000 job vacancies across the country in January to March, 124,000 more than a year ago and the highest since records began in 2001.
article_snippet.sent: With two-thirds of these additional people employed full-time and almost all employees in permanent jobs this surge indicates real momentum in the ongoing jobs recovery. '
highlights_snippet.sent: Employment surges as the number in work hits a record 31million .
  