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Number of unemployed on the rise
Unemployment rose on both official counts. Under the Labour Force Survey count, it rose by 60,000 to 1.67 million in the second quarter of the year. The LFS count includes people not eligible for benefits.
Unemployment under the claimant count, which only includes those drawing Jobseeker’s Allowance, was also up by 20,100 to 864,700 in July.