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19/02/2014
Almost 200,000 More People Now In Work
The latest employment figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the number of people in work rose by 193,000 to 30.15 million in the three months to December.
The number of people unemployed fell to 2.34 million, a drop of 125,000, for the same period.
The unemployment rate now stands at 7.2% with the employment rate at 72.1%, a 0.6% rise for the same time in 2012.
The full list of figures can be found on the ONS Labour Market website.
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The number of people unemployed fell to 2.34 million, a drop of 125,000, for the same period.
The unemployment rate now stands at 7.2% with the employment rate at 72.1%, a 0.6% rise for the same time in 2012.
The full list of figures can be found on the ONS Labour Market website.
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