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Unemployment reaches seven-year high
UK unemployment is continuing to rise - climbing by 27,000 to 1.71 million in the three months to September, the highest level in seven years.
The jobless rate rose to 5.6%, up from 5.5% in the previous quarter, the Office for National Statistics said.
The number of people out of work and claiming Jobseekers Allowance rose by 1,200 in October to 961,300.
Average earnings grew by 3.9% in the year to September, down from 4.2% in the previous month.
Other Office for National Statistics (ONS) data showed that that 141,000 people were made redundant in quarter, up by 3,000 from the previous three months.
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