Britain's jobless total keeps edging upwards.OFFICIAL figures released yesterday showed 2.47 million people were out of work in the United Kingdom in the three months to August. That represents an increase of 88,000 on the quarter to May. Meanwhile, the number of people claiming jobseeker's allowance jobseeker's allowance Noun (in Britain) a social-security payment for unemployed people in September increased by 20,800 to 1.63m, the smallest rise since May 2008, the Office for National Statistics said. Further signs that the labour market could be stabilising came from the number of vacancies, which have fallen in every period since April last year. These held firm at 434,000 in the three months to September. The jobless rate also remained stable month-on-month at 7.9%, the first time it has stayed the same since March last year, although it is 0.3% higher than in the three months to May. Figures next week are expected to show the economy returning to weak growth between July and September after five quarters of recession, but David Kern Kern, river, 155 mi (249 km) long, rising in the S Sierra Nevada Mts., E Calif., and flowing south, then southwest to a reservoir in the extreme southern part of the San Joaquin valley. The river has Isabella Dam as its chief facility. , chief economist The Chief Economist is a single position job class having primary responsibility for the development, coordination, and production of economic and financial analysis. It is distinguished from the other economist positions by the broader scope of responsibility encompassing the at the British Chambers of Commerce said a sustainable recovery is not guaranteed. He said: "Although confidence is strengthening, businesses are still facing serious pressures ... and many are struggling to retain their skills base." |
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