August 17, 2011

U.K. jobless claims jump 37,100 in July

The number of British workers claiming unemployment benefits jumped 37,100 in July to 1.564 million, the U.K. Office for National Statistics reported Wednesday. Economists had forecast a rise of 20,000. The unemployment rate in the three months ending in June rose to 7.9% from 7.7% in the three months ending in May.

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