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15/02/2012
UK Unemployment Jumps 50,000
UK unemployment is up by almost 50,000, reaching 2.67 million in the three months to December, according to official figures.
The Office for National Statistics revealed on Wednesday that the unemployment rate was now at 8.4%, while the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance last month increased by 6,900 to 1.6 million.
Meanwhile, the highly criticised number of young people out of work was down to 1.038 million in the three months to December, taking the unemployment rate for 16-to 24-year-olds to 22.2%.
The ONS also revealed that total pay including bonuses rose by 2% on a year earlier, unchanged on the three months to November 2011. Regular pay excluding bonuses rose by 2% on a year earlier, up 0.1 on the three months to November 2011.
The number of job vacancies rose to 476,000 in the three months to January.
(DW/GK)
The Office for National Statistics revealed on Wednesday that the unemployment rate was now at 8.4%, while the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance last month increased by 6,900 to 1.6 million.
Meanwhile, the highly criticised number of young people out of work was down to 1.038 million in the three months to December, taking the unemployment rate for 16-to 24-year-olds to 22.2%.
The ONS also revealed that total pay including bonuses rose by 2% on a year earlier, unchanged on the three months to November 2011. Regular pay excluding bonuses rose by 2% on a year earlier, up 0.1 on the three months to November 2011.
The number of job vacancies rose to 476,000 in the three months to January.
(DW/GK)
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