As expected, unemployment for the three months to September has risen above the 1.8 million mark. The figures just released by the Office for National Statistics put it at 1.82 million – the highest level for 11 years. The expectation now – as Ken Clarke says – is that it will rise steeply in the New Year, as the recession bites deeper and companies undertake post-Christmas lay-offs.
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