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UK Unemployment - claimant count falls more than expected

inspector_monkfish · 2010-05-12 08:31:34

09:30 12May10 UK APRIL CLAIMANT COUNT -27,100 (CONS. -20,000), UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 4.7%, LOWEST SINCE APRIL 2009 09:30 12May10 UK ILO JOBLESS +53,000 IN 3 MTHS TO MARCH, RATE 8.0% (CONS. 8.0%) 09:30 12May10 UK LFS EMPLOYMENT -76,000 TO 28.829 MLN IN 3 MTHS TO MARCH 09:30 12May10 UK AVG WEEKLY EARNINGS +4.0% 3 MTHS TO MAR…

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lemonjelly Posts: 8,014 Forumite

12 May 2010 at 5:13PM

Amount of people claiming JSA is down.

Amount of people out of work has increased.

This is the same story as a month ago. My thoughts remain the same as post 4 of that thread https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/32068157#Comment_32068157

It is my feeling that people have been out of work for 6+ months & are losing their JSA. They're still signing on to protect their NI conts though...

beeb confirms unemployment rising http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/10109965.stm

It's getting harder & harder to keep the government in the manner to which they have become accustomed.
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