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Thu 02 Feb 2009Unemployment claimants hit new monthly high Fears 500,000 could be on dole by year-end
LIVE REGISTER:UNEMPLOYMENT ROSE sharply last month, with the number of people claiming jobseekers’ benefits increasing by a record 36,500 in January.
There are now 326,100 people on the seasonally adjusted Live Register of unemployment benefit claimants, an increase of 80 per cent on this time last year. Further heavy job losses are expected.
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