Unemployment has fallen further in Carmarthenshire, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), but the south east of England is growing at the expense of rest of the UK.

That was the message from Plaid Cymru AM Adam Price who has called for a "genuine rebalancing of the UK economy" on both an individual and geographical level by the UK Government.

"One region must not be allowed to power ahead at the expense of others," he said.

"Communities everywhere should be committed to, rather than leaving workers at the mercy of an economically illiterate postcode lottery."

The figures, which were released today, show the rate of unemployment in Carmarthenshire has fallen by 11 per cent since last year.

The unemployment rate in Wales between July and September was 4.1 per cent, lower than the UK rate of 4.3 per cent.

However, Mr Price said while this is slightly lower than the UK fall in employment (14,000) it is in stark contrast to the South East of England where an additional 43,000 people are in work - an area which has sucked in investment over the last few years.

"These figures serve as a reminder that the Westminster Government has pursued a damaging economic path which has led to growth in one area at the expense of the rest of the UK.

"One region must not be allowed to power ahead at the expense of others.

"The Labour Welsh Government must also be wary of replicating the mistakes of the Tories in Westminster.

"They too are guilty of focusing too much investment in the south east of our country.

"Governments at both ends of the M4 must demonstrate a commitment to communities everywhere, rather than leaving workers at the mercy of an economically illiterate postcode lottery."

The Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Economy also warned the Labour Welsh Government against replicating the mistakes of the Tories in Westminster by investing in a manner which overheats one economic region at the expense of others.

The latest monthly unemployment rate was 4.1% for August, up slightly on last month's 4%, which was the lowest rate since records began for Wales, 25 years ago.

The number of people in employment has fallen for the second quarter in a row in Wales.

Senior ONS statistician Matt Hughes said: "After two years of almost uninterrupted growth, employment has declined slightly on the quarter.

"However it remains higher than it was this time last year, and as always we would caution people against reading too much into one quarter's data."

First Minister Carwyn Jones said unemployment in Wales was "close to an all time low" as the Welsh Government continued to "work hard to support businesses".