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23/01/2013
ONS Show UK Unemployment Falling
The number of people in work has another record high with UK unemployment falling to its lowest level for 18 months.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the jobless total fell by 37,000 between September and November, leaving the total unemployed at 2.49 million.
The number of people in work increased to 29.7m, the ONS said.
In December the number claiming Jobseeker's Allowance fell 12,100 to 1.56 million, the lowest since June 2011.
The ONS figures also show that full time employment rose by 113,000, offsetting a fall in part-time employment of 23,000.
There was a drop in the number of long-term unemployed with those out of work for more than two years down by 10,000 to 434,000, while the number out of work for more than a year dropped by 5,000 to 892,000.
However, there was a slight increase in youth unemployment for the first time since last summer. The number of 16 to 24-year-olds out of work rose by 1,000 to 957,000.
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Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the jobless total fell by 37,000 between September and November, leaving the total unemployed at 2.49 million.
The number of people in work increased to 29.7m, the ONS said.
In December the number claiming Jobseeker's Allowance fell 12,100 to 1.56 million, the lowest since June 2011.
The ONS figures also show that full time employment rose by 113,000, offsetting a fall in part-time employment of 23,000.
There was a drop in the number of long-term unemployed with those out of work for more than two years down by 10,000 to 434,000, while the number out of work for more than a year dropped by 5,000 to 892,000.
However, there was a slight increase in youth unemployment for the first time since last summer. The number of 16 to 24-year-olds out of work rose by 1,000 to 957,000.
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