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| Unemployment reaches 11-year high | Unemployment reaches 11-year high |
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| The number of people out of work in the UK in the three months to September jumped by 140,000 to 1.82 million - the highest in 11 years. | The number of people out of work in the UK in the three months to September jumped by 140,000 to 1.82 million - the highest in 11 years. |
| The unemployment rate rose to 5.8%, up from 5.4% in the previous quarter, according to official figures. | The unemployment rate rose to 5.8%, up from 5.4% in the previous quarter, according to official figures. |
| The number of people claiming the Jobseeker's Allowance rose by 36,500 to 980,900 in October - the highest monthly increase since 1992. | The number of people claiming the Jobseeker's Allowance rose by 36,500 to 980,900 in October - the highest monthly increase since 1992. |
| Economists say unemployment could soon reach two million within months. | |
| The number of manufacturing jobs fell to 2.86 million, the lowest figure since records began in 1978. | The number of manufacturing jobs fell to 2.86 million, the lowest figure since records began in 1978. |
| The so-called claimant count - those claiming Jobseeker's Allowance - has now increased for nine months in a row and is 154,800 higher than a year ago. | |
| Jobless totals | Jobless totals |
| The number of people in work fell by 99,000 to 29.4 million and vacancies were down by 40,000 to 589,000, according to the Office for National Statistics. | The number of people in work fell by 99,000 to 29.4 million and vacancies were down by 40,000 to 589,000, according to the Office for National Statistics. |
| These latest figures do not take into account recent job loss announcements, including news of more than 5,000 cuts on Tuesday by firms including Virgin Media, Yell and GlaxoSmithKline. | |
| The unemployment rate of 5.8% is the highest since early 2000, while the number of people looking for work has jumped by 182,000 over the past year. | |
| The number of unemployed men was 1.07 million, up 85,000 over the latest quarter, while 55,000 more women joined the ranks of the unemployed, up to 750,000. | The number of unemployed men was 1.07 million, up 85,000 over the latest quarter, while 55,000 more women joined the ranks of the unemployed, up to 750,000. |
| Unemployment among 18 to 24-year-olds increased by 53,000 to 579,000, the highest figure since 1995. | Unemployment among 18 to 24-year-olds increased by 53,000 to 579,000, the highest figure since 1995. |
| Long-term unemployment has also increased, with the numbers out of work for longer than a year up by 20,000 to 435,000. | Long-term unemployment has also increased, with the numbers out of work for longer than a year up by 20,000 to 435,000. |
| Union pleas | |
| ING economist James Knightley said that the last recession in the early 1990s saw 31 consecutive monthly rises in unemployment. | |
| "We are likely to have plenty more bad news on the labour market to come," he warned. | |
| He said the number of those out of work would "push towards 2.5 million in 2010". | |
| Derek Simpson, joint general secretary of the Unite trade union, called for a programme of government intervention. | |
| "Only urgent and widespread action by government to protect jobs and homes will help hard-pressed families through the worst of this global turmoil," he said. | |
| Unite joint leader, Tony Woodley, said: "A triple spectre is haunting our people this winter - redundancy, as the credit crunch spreads, rising prices, and repossession, as people are forced to hand their homes back to the banks." | |
| GMB general secretary Paul Kenny said: "The chancellor is right to spend money to keep people in work rather than spend money on unemployment benefit." | |
| "He needs to keep the pedal to the metal in terms of spending on regeneration," he said. |