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15/09/2010
NI's Dole Queue Lengthens
The number of people claiming unemployment benefit in remains on the up despite the equivalent figures falling elsewhere in the UK.
The seasonally adjusted figure shows that in August, 57,800 people were registered as unemployed - an increase of 900 on the previous month. This was proportionately the highest monthly increase in the 12 UK regions, where, as a whole a monthly increase of just 0.2% was reported.
Over the year, the number of people claiming unemployment benefit in Northern Ireland has increased by 5,600 - an increase of 10.7%, while in the rest of the UK, over the same period, unemployment fell by 8.5%.
(BMcC/GK)
The seasonally adjusted figure shows that in August, 57,800 people were registered as unemployed - an increase of 900 on the previous month. This was proportionately the highest monthly increase in the 12 UK regions, where, as a whole a monthly increase of just 0.2% was reported.
Over the year, the number of people claiming unemployment benefit in Northern Ireland has increased by 5,600 - an increase of 10.7%, while in the rest of the UK, over the same period, unemployment fell by 8.5%.
(BMcC/GK)
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