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Updated on 11 November 2009

Source PA News

Unemployment has increased by 30,000 between July and September to 2.46 million.

The number of people claiming jobseeker's allowance increased last month by 12,900 to 1.64 million, said the Office for National Statistics.

Average earnings increased by 1.2% in the year to September, 0.4% down on the previous month.

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