Wales unemployment rate drops to 7.2%

The Wales unemployment rate has dropped to 7.2%, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said.

The number of people out of work fell by 12,000 to 108,000 in the three months to November, a fall of 0.9%.

Political leaders welcomed the figures showing the highest number of people in Wales in employment since 1992.

Business correspondent Brian Meechan reports.

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