UK Claimant Count Falls For Second Month

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The number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance in the UK fell by 15,200 month-on-month to reach 1.61 million in December, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday. That was the second consecutive monthly fall in the claimant count and the largest monthly fall since April 2007. Economists had forecast 4600 fall.

The unemployment rate for September to November was 7.8%, unchanged on the quarter.

Average earnings excluding bonuses was GBP 424 per week in November 2009. In the three months to November, regular pay rose by 1.1% on a year earlier. This is the lowest annual growth rate since comparable records began in 2001.

Average total pay including bonuses was GBP 451 per week in November. In the three months to November, total pay rose by 0.7% year-on-year.

The number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance in the UK fell by 15,200 month-on-month to reach 1.61 million in December, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday. That was the second consecutive monthly fall in the claimant count and the largest monthly fall since April 2007. Economists had forecast 4600 fall. (Market News Provided by RTTNews)