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12/11/2014
Employment At Record High - ONS
New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed that unemployment in the UK fell by 115,000 between July and September, the 18th consecutive month the figure has come down.
Total unemployment now stands at 1.96 million.
The figures also show the number of people claiming jobseeker's allowance fell for the 24th consecutive month, down 20,400 between September and October.
Employment rose by 112,000, now totalling 30.7 million – its highest since records began in 1971.
The full figures can be found here.
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Total unemployment now stands at 1.96 million.
The figures also show the number of people claiming jobseeker's allowance fell for the 24th consecutive month, down 20,400 between September and October.
Employment rose by 112,000, now totalling 30.7 million – its highest since records began in 1971.
The full figures can be found here.
(MH/CD)
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