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12/11/2003
NI Unemployment figures show slight increase
Unemployment figures in Northern Ireland have shown a slight increase, according to the latest Labour Force statistics.
The unemployment rate for the period July - September 2003 was 5.6%, an increase of 0.4 percentage points on the previous quarter from April – June.
Employment figures, meanwhile, saw a slight drop during the period from 739,000 during the April – June period to 729,000 during July – September.
The claimant count rate at October was also down by 0.1 percentage points to 4.3% on the rate for one year earlier. The seasonally adjusted total increased by 100 over the month to October to 34,800.
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The unemployment rate for the period July - September 2003 was 5.6%, an increase of 0.4 percentage points on the previous quarter from April – June.
Employment figures, meanwhile, saw a slight drop during the period from 739,000 during the April – June period to 729,000 during July – September.
The claimant count rate at October was also down by 0.1 percentage points to 4.3% on the rate for one year earlier. The seasonally adjusted total increased by 100 over the month to October to 34,800.
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