Britain&#39;s unemployment falls to 20 year low
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British unemployment fell by 16,000 to 1.41 million between May and July, the lowest level since comparable records began in 1984, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday.
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Unemployment in the UK fell by 13,000 in the three months to November, official figures show.
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UK unemployment fell by 7,000 to 1.7 million between August and October, official figures show.
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Britain's manufacturing output has dropped 0.4 percent in October from the previous month.
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The number of new mortgages being issued falls by 20% in the past year, according to the Bank of England.
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An index of optimism among UK manufacturers fell in the three months through October to the lowest since July of last year, the Confederation of British Industry said, adding to evidence of a slowdown in industry.
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The number of people seeking asylum in Britain has reportedly fallen to levels last seen when Prime Minister Tony Blair took office in 1997.
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The number of first-time home buyers in the UK has sunk to its lowest point since 1980, mortgage lender Halifax says.
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Average wages in the UK are rising as the unemployment rate falls to the lowest level for two years.
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October saw the lowest number of new mortgage approvals in the UK since January 2000, official figures show.
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Business & money: Wage growth in the public sector slows to lowest level in nine years.
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Labour's membership has slumped to a new low, with more than 20,000 disillusioned supporters deserting the party in the past 18 months, it emerged today.
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The UK economy continued to create jobs at a steady pace in August as unemployment fell to a 20-year low, official figures showed today.
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Sterling was lower following the release of soft employment data and comments by Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Stephen Nickell that interest rates may not need to rise much further if economic data continues to be weak.
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The number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest level in 10 weeks.
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The number of first-time buyers in Scotland falls to a 20-year low this year, according to new figures.
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Unemployment in the UK fell by 51,000 between June and August to 1.39 million - the lowest on record, according to official figures.