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17/01/2007
UK unemployment falls further
The number of people unemployed has fallen by 29,000 in the period September to November.
According to the Office of National Statistics, the unemployment rate was 5.5%, down 0.1% from the previous quarter.
This month's figures show an increase in the number of people in employment but a fall in the employment rate. The number of people in employment rose by 14,000 over the quarter.
The unemployment rate, the number of unemployed people and the claimant count have all fallen. The claimant count was 943,100, down 5,500 from the previous month. Though there was a rise of 1,000 in the number of people made redundant in the last quarter, when 136,000 people joined job seekers queues.
The number of job vacancies has fallen.
The ONS reported that growth in average earnings, both excluding and including bonuses, was unchanged.
The working age employment rate was 74.6%, down 0.1 % on the previous quarter.
(SP/KMcA)
According to the Office of National Statistics, the unemployment rate was 5.5%, down 0.1% from the previous quarter.
This month's figures show an increase in the number of people in employment but a fall in the employment rate. The number of people in employment rose by 14,000 over the quarter.
The unemployment rate, the number of unemployed people and the claimant count have all fallen. The claimant count was 943,100, down 5,500 from the previous month. Though there was a rise of 1,000 in the number of people made redundant in the last quarter, when 136,000 people joined job seekers queues.
The number of job vacancies has fallen.
The ONS reported that growth in average earnings, both excluding and including bonuses, was unchanged.
The working age employment rate was 74.6%, down 0.1 % on the previous quarter.
(SP/KMcA)
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