UK unemployment fell for the first time in nearly a year in the three months to February to reach 2.65 million, according to official figures.The Office for National Statistics said the number of people out of work fell by 35,000 between December and February, taking the joblessness rate to 8.3%, down from 8.4% the previous quarter.
It is the first quarterly fall in unemployment since the three months to May 2011.
The number of people claiming jobseeker's allowance increased for the 17th month in a row in March, up by 3,600 to 1.61 million, the smallest monthly rise since last December. Read More
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