There has been a fall in unemployment across Wales PICTURE: PA Wire.
A FALL in unemployment and a rise in vacancies across Carmarthenshire and Wales as a whole has been welcomed by employment minister Mims Davies MP.
Across Wales the number of people employed is at 1.48 million – an increase of 26,000 on the quarter and up 6,000 on the year.
The unemployment rate is at 4.4 per cent, lower than the UK average which is at 4.8 per cent.
The number of people in workless households has fallen across Wales since October to December 2010 by 137,000.
Job vacancies have increased at the quickest rate for 23 years as the country continues to emerge from the lockdown, according to a study.