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Global unemployment up to 8.8%

Global unemployment was 8.8% in October, according to the OECD, up by 0.1% compared to September 2009 and up by 2.3% compared to October 2008.

UK unemployment growth slows down

The UK unemployment rate appears to be slowing down, despite the number of unemployed people rising again in the three months to September 2009.

UK unemployment growth slows

According to latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), unemployment in the UK rose by 88,000 to 2.47 million in the three months to August.

Bank of England maintains interest rate at 0.5%

The Bank of England has announced that the UK interest rate will remain at 0.5% for the seventh month in a row.

UK unemployment reaches 2.47 million

According to the latest figures, the number of jobless people in the UK has risen to 2.47 million in the three months to July, taking the rate of unemployment to 7.9%.

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