The North-East still has the highest unemployment rate in the country.
UNEMPLOYMENT fell by 154,000 in the three months to the end of August to 1.97 million, official figures show.
The drop took the unemployment rate to 6 per cent, its lowest level since late 2008, the Office for National Statistics reported.
The number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance in September fell by 18,600 to 951,900.
The unemployment rate and claimant count were highest in the North-East at 9.3 per cent and 4.8 per cent respectively.
Unemployment was lowest in the South-West at 4.6 per cent and the South East had the fewest percentage of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance at 1.6 per cent.
Excluding bonuses, average weekly earnings in the June to August period rose by 0.9 per cent from a year earlier.
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