Unemployment rises for second successive month
Unemployment increased by 25,000 between April and June, figures showed - marking the second rise in successive months.
MPs clash on election's impact on rising unemployment
Conservative and Labour figures have clashed over claims fears over a potential Labour-SNP coalition stopped business owners from employing people before and after the election.
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