Unemployment rises by 7,000
Unemployment increased by 7,000 between November and January to 2.52 million, official figures have revealed. But the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance last month fell by 1,500 to 1.54 million.
Full facts and figures on the UK's labour market
The facts and figures behind today's rise in the jobless total have been pulled together into a video by the Office For National Statistics.
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