The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics revealed that 20,000 unemployed people have found new jobs during the period June to August 2010. HR Magazine have reported that unemployment rate in the UK have fallen from 7.8% to 7.7% placing the total number of unemployed people to 2.45 million. However, according to People Management, the number of unemployment benefit claimants registered an increase of 5,300 in September, bringing the overall 'claimant count' to 1.47 million people. David Kern, the British Chambers of Commerce chief economist, mentioned to Recruiter magazine that the figures were slightly better than expected. He also added "Employment is up, unemployment is down and there has been a further fall in the levels of inactivity". However, several other participants interviewed about the topic considered that the figures showed some negative features such as the increasing trend of recruitment for part-time jobs rather than full-time positions. According to Mr Kern from, the rate of part-time employees is at its "highest level since records began in 1992" and that "the number of people working part-time because they could not find a full-time job is also at a record high."