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| Each UK job 'chased by 10 people' | Each UK job 'chased by 10 people' |
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| There is now an average of 10 jobseekers for every vacancy advertised in the UK, the TUC has warned. | There is now an average of 10 jobseekers for every vacancy advertised in the UK, the TUC has warned. |
| The situation is worst in the south east of England, where the trade union body said its research found 60 people chasing each job. | The situation is worst in the south east of England, where the trade union body said its research found 60 people chasing each job. |
| TUC general secretary Brendan Barber told the Observer that the figures "were shocking", and showed the extent to which unemployment had risen. | TUC general secretary Brendan Barber told the Observer that the figures "were shocking", and showed the extent to which unemployment had risen. |
| The latest official data is due to show UK unemployment at two million. | The latest official data is due to show UK unemployment at two million. |
| It is due to be published on Wednesday by the Office for National Statistics. | It is due to be published on Wednesday by the Office for National Statistics. |
| Its most recent data showed that UK unemployment hit 1.97 million between October and December. | Its most recent data showed that UK unemployment hit 1.97 million between October and December. |
| Continuing recession | Continuing recession |
| Mr Barber added that its figures "blow out of the water the government's claim that there are plenty of jobs available for people who are prepared to look". | Mr Barber added that its figures "blow out of the water the government's claim that there are plenty of jobs available for people who are prepared to look". |
| See how unemployment has risen | See how unemployment has risen |
| The TUC's warning came as a separate report by accountants BDO Story Hayward said one in every 56 UK businesses will fail in 2009, a 59% rise on last year. | |
| The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) estimated last week that UK unemployment would reach 3.2 million - or just over 10% of the workforce - by the second half of next year. | |
| BCC director general David Frost said the government had to do more to help firms of all sizes. | BCC director general David Frost said the government had to do more to help firms of all sizes. |
| Unemployment is rising as the UK recession, the first since 1991, continues. | Unemployment is rising as the UK recession, the first since 1991, continues. |
| UK economic output fell by 1.5% in the last three months of 2008, after a drop of 0.6% between July and September. This met the widely accepted definition of a recession - two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth. | UK economic output fell by 1.5% in the last three months of 2008, after a drop of 0.6% between July and September. This met the widely accepted definition of a recession - two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth. |
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