17 November 2011

UK joblessness hits 17-year high of 2.62 million

Unemployment has reached 2.62 million, its highest level for 17 years, while young people now account for more than a million jobless, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed.

The total number of people out of work rose by 129,000 in the three months to September, pushing the unemployment rate up to 8.3 per cent.

Official figures show that unemployment among 16 to 24-year-olds has hit 1.02 million, prompting calls for urgent government action from some employer groups... read more

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