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16 March 2011

Youth unemployment hits new record high

Total number of people out of work hits 2.53 million, the highest in 17 years, as joblessness among

By Samira Shackle

Unemployment has topped 2.5 million for the first time in a decade. The number of people out of work increased by 27,000 in the three months to January, bringing the total to 2.53 million.

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