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Unemployment rising at slower rate
UK unemployment fell to 7.8% in the quarter to September, down from 7.9% in the April-June period, according to the Office for National Statistics. The number of unemployed people increased by 30,000 to 2.46m, the lowest quarterly increase since March-May 2008, while the number of people in...
New lone parent rules introduced today
New rules introduced today mean that lone parents with children aged 10 and over will start to get help to look for work rather than stay on benefits. Assuming they are able to work they will move onto the lower paid Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) rather than Income Support, where they will have...
Unemployment edges towards 2.5m
The number of people out of work grew by 88,000 to 2.47m in the three months to August, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics. Unemployment benefit claimant numbers rose in September by 20,800 to 1.63m. David Kern, chief economist at the British Chambers of...
