article_snippet: In seven signs that the economy is on the up following the worst slump since the 1930s: .
article_snippet: As David Cameron claimed the Tories would help business to create two million more jobs over the next five years if the Tories remained in power, on top of 1.9 million since 2010, independent economists said the Government could boast a ‘remarkable’ record on employment.
article_snippet: Yesterday’s ONS figures showed the economy has grown by more than 8 per cent since the last election, having crashed by 6 per cent in the so-called
article_snippet: ‘Great Recession’ under Labour.
article_snippet: the economy is now 3.7 per cent bigger than at any time in history.
article_snippet: ‘Rescuing the economy was the main reason that the Liberal Democrats formed the Coalition.
article_snippet: This upward revision in GDP is further evidence that our recovery plan is working.
article_snippet: A small upward revision today in the GDP figures doesn’t change that overall record.
article_snippet: Andrew Sentance, of PricewaterhouseCoopers, said: ‘Andrew Sentance, of PricewaterhouseCoopers should expect GDP forecasts for this year to be revised upwards on the back of this data.
article_snippet: Living standards are now officially higher than when the Coalition took office.
article_snippet: The Institute for Fiscal Studies yesterday said ‘the economy has done incredibly well in terms of job creation’.
article_snippet: Employment is up by 1.9million since the election with an average of 1,000 jobs being created every day.
article_snippet: It has risen by 3 per cent since the Coalition came to power.
highlights_snippet: Economy is growing faster than expected with strongest growth since 2006 .
  