The number of people in Oxfordshire out of work and claiming Jobseekers’ Allowance fell by 69 last month to 4,985.
The figure is the equivalent of 1.7 per cent of the working population.
Marginal falls were recorded by the Office of National Statistics in all districts, but Oxford city still has the highest proportion of workers receiving benefit at 2.4 per cent. South Oxfordshire has the lowest at 1.4 per cent.
Nationally, the number of people claiming the allowance fell by 4,100 to 1.46 million, but the total, including people out of work but not necessarily claiming benefit, has soared by 49,000 to 2.5 million.
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