Job vacancies have hit a record high as the economic recovery continues and the furlough scheme starts to wind down, according to official figures.
The number of vacancies in the three months to August rose above one million for the first time since records began.
The unemployment rate fell to 4.6% in the three months to July, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
Figures also showed employee numbers were back at pre-Covid levels in August.
August payrolls showed another monthly increase of 241,000 to 29.1 million in total.
Its deputy statistician, Jonathan Athow, said: "Early estimates from payroll data suggest that in August the total number of employees is around the same level as before the pandemic, though our surveys show well over a million are still on furlough."
But Mr Athow pointed out that the recovery was not even, with areas such as London and sectors like hospitality and the arts still down.
"The overall employment rate continues to recover, particularly among groups such as young workers who were hard hit at the outset of the pandemic, while unemployment has fallen," he said.
The ONS cautioned though that young people had been badly affected by job losses.
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