Retail jobs slump to ‘record low’, says ONS

The number of UK retail jobs has hit a record low, the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) latest report has revealed. 
There were 2.76m retail jobs in September, according to the ONS.
The four-quarter average, which smooths out the seasonal fluctuations in hiring, showed 2.82m jobs in September, making it 74,000 fewer than last year and 355,000 fewer than in 2015. 
Using the four-quarter average, there were 1.3m full-time and 1.53m part-time jobs across the industry. 
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