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| UK unemployment total falls to 2.49 million | UK unemployment total falls to 2.49 million |
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| The UK unemployment total has fallen to its lowest level for 18 months while the number of people in work has reached another record high. | |
| The jobless total fell by 37,000 between September and November to 2.49 million, href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/lms/labour-market-statistics/january-2013/statistical-bulletin.html" >the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. | |
| The ONS said the number of people in work had increased to 29.7 million. | |
| The number claiming Jobseeker's Allowance fell 12,100 to 1.56 million last month, the lowest since June 2011. | |
| The unemployment rate fell to 7.7% in the three months to November, down from 7.8% in the previous quarter. | |
| The ONS figures also showed that the number of people employed full time rose by 113,000, offsetting a fall in part-time employment of 23,000. | |
| There was a drop in the number of long-term unemployed. Those out of work for more than two years fell by 10,000 to 434,000, while the number out of work for more than a year dropped by 5,000 to 892,000. | |
| However, there was a slight increase in youth unemployment. The number of 16 to 24-year-olds out of work rose by 1,000 to 957,000. |