| British unemployment reaches 14-year high |
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| Wednesday, 16 September 2009 12:35 | |||
 The number of jobless in Britain has jumped to 2.47 million for the first time in 14 years, official data showed Wednesday.Britain's unemployment rate meanwhile jumped to 7.9% in Q2. The number of unemployed people increased by 210,000 over the quarter and by 743,000 over the year, to reach 2.47 million. This is the highest level since May 1995.
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