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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. 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 rise took the jobless rate to 5.6%, an increase of 0.1% on the previous quarter, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. The jobless rate to 5.6%, up from 5.5% in the previous quarter, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
The number of people claiming Jobseekers Allowance reached 961,300 in October, up 1,200. The number of people out of work and claiming Jobseekers Allowance rose by 1,200 in October to 961,300.
The annual growth in average earnings was down slightly to 3.9%. Average earnings grew by 3.9% in the year to September, down from 4.2% in the previous month.
Other ONS data showed that that 141,000 people were made redundant in quarter, up by 3,000 from the previous three months.Other ONS data showed that that 141,000 people were made redundant in quarter, up by 3,000 from the previous three months.
Despite the increase in the number unemployed, the rise in the UK population led to the number of people actually in work increasing by 56,000 over the quarter to 28.9 million. The number of people working in manufacturing fell by 77,000 over the year to about three million - the lowest level since records began in 1841.
However, the rise in the UK population led to the number of people actually in work increasing by 56,000 over the quarter to 28.9 million.