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Commons Briefing paper by David Hough, Feargal McGuinness and James Mirza Davies. It was first published on Friday, 20 June 2014. It was last updated on Friday, 20 June 2014.


Unemployment by Constituency, November 2013

• The number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance decreased by 41,700 between September and October 2013 to 1.31 million people aged 18 or over, the lowest level since January 2009.

• ILO unemployment was 2.47 million in July-September 2013, down 48,000 from the previous quarter and from the previous year. The unemployment rate was 7.6%.

• The number of people in employment was 29.95 million in July-September 2013, up 177,000 from the previous quarter and up 378,000 from the previous year. The employment rate was 71.8%.

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Secondary information

Type
Research briefing
Reference
RP13-63 
Subjects
Employment Economic situation Economic growth Inflation Unemployment Service industries
Published by
Economic Policy and Statistics Section
House of Commons Library
Link
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