The Office of National Statistics (ONS) recorded a 0.2 % drop in unemployment down to eight per cent in the last three months, with those claiming
jobseekers allowance down 5,900 to 1.59 million.
Not exact matches
Despite predictions in many quarters that 3 million people would find thsemvelves out of work as a result of the recession, the number claiming
jobseeker's
allowance is also
down.