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Unemployment in 2010
The number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance (the claimant count) increased by 23,500 between December 2009 and January 2010 to reach 1.64 million, the highest figure since April 1997. This monthly increase in the claimant count was preceded by two consecutive monthly falls.The inactivity rate for October to December 2009 was 21.3 per cent, up 0.2 on the quarter but below the record high of 23.3 per cent recorded in 1983. The number of inactive people of working age increased by 72,000 over the quarter to reach a record high of 8.08 million. This increase in inactivity was largely driven by the number of students not in the labour market which has increased by 62,000 on the quarter to reach 2.26 million, the highest since comparable records began in 1993. The number of vacancies in the three months to January 2010 increased by 49,000 on the previous quarter to reach 479,000.
Average regular pay (excluding bonuses) was £425 per week in December 2009. In the three months to December 2009 regular pay rose by 1.2 per cent on a year earlier.
Link National Statistics
Posted on Wednesday 3rd March 2010
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