Unemployment falls by 82,000
Unemployment fell by 82,000 between August and October to 2.51 million, official figures showed today.
Unemployment figures in detail
The number of those classed as economically inactive, including those looking after a family, on long-term sick leave or who have given up trying to find a job, increased by 60,000 to 9.07 million.
The number of unemployed women fell by 21,000 to 1.08 million compared with a fall of 61,000 among men.
A total of 449,000 people have been out of work for more than two years, up by 6,000, while 904,000 have been jobless for more than a year, unchanged from the previous quarter.
Private sector employment rose by 65,000 in the latest quarter to 23.8 million, the highest on record.
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