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UNEMPLOYMENT soared to "truly horrendous" levels yesterday after a record 281,000 people joined the growing jobless ranks, taking the total to 2.38 million, the worst since 1995.
Youth unemployment jumped to a 16-year high, the number of people out of work for longer than a year rose to the worst for 11 years, employment fell, and more than 300,000 people were made redundant in the three months to May, the second highest figure on record.See the full content of this document
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Britain's Jobless Total Hits 2.38m ; but North East Is No Longer Worst Hotspot
Car giant Jaguar added to the gloom by announcing plans to end production of its X-Type car by the end of the...
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