Unemployment hits 2.49 million
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The number of unemployed in the UK increased by 21,000 over the last quarter to hit 2.49 million, the highest figure since the three months to March in 1995.
But this is the smallest quarterly increase in the number of unemployed people since March to May 2008.
The number of people unemployed for up to six months fell by 98,000 on the quarter to reach 1.31 million. The number of people unemployed for more than 12 months increased by 49,000 over the quarter to reach 620,000, the highest figure since the three months to November 1997.
The unemployment rate for 18 to 24 year olds increased by 0.9% points on the quarter to reach 18.4%, the highest figure since records for this series began in 1992.
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