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| UK unemployment goes up to 2.47m | UK unemployment goes up to 2.47m |
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| The number of people out of work in the UK has risen to another 14-year high, official figures have shown. | The number of people out of work in the UK has risen to another 14-year high, official figures have shown. |
| Unemployment rose by 88,000 to 2.47 million in the three months to August, while the jobless rate stayed at 7.9%. | Unemployment rose by 88,000 to 2.47 million in the three months to August, while the jobless rate stayed at 7.9%. |
| The number of people claiming unemployment benefit grew in September by 20,800 to 1.63 million, the Office for National Statistics said. | The number of people claiming unemployment benefit grew in September by 20,800 to 1.63 million, the Office for National Statistics said. |
| This was less than expected, and the smallest monthly rise in the claimant count since May 2008. | This was less than expected, and the smallest monthly rise in the claimant count since May 2008. |
| Nonetheless, the number of people claiming unemployment benefit is now at its highest level since 1997. | Nonetheless, the number of people claiming unemployment benefit is now at its highest level since 1997. |
| Despite fears of another rise in youth unemployment, this actually fell in the three months to August, declining to 946,000 from 947,000 in the three months to July. | Despite fears of another rise in youth unemployment, this actually fell in the three months to August, declining to 946,000 from 947,000 in the three months to July. |
| "Although unemployment isn't as high today as many feared it would be at the time of the Budget, it remains a serious problem, which is why we must keep increasing support and advice to get people back into jobs," said Work and Pensions Secretary Yvette Cooper. | |
| Paul Kenny, general secretary of the GMB union said the latest figures showed "some tentative signs of a very fragile recovery in the economy". |