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UK unemployment falls - slightly

THE number of people unemployed in the UK fell by 9,000 in the three months to September, leaving total unemployment almost unchanged at 2.45 million.

The overall unemployment rate was also unchanged at 7.7%, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.

This reversed a 5,300 rise in the claimant count the previous month.

The overall picture remains one of a jobs recovery that is much more sluggish than after previous recessions, analysts say.

Across the country the performance was mixed, with the Midlands, the South East, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the North West all seeing unemployment rise.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .