British unemployment rises to 17-year high at 8.4 percent

LONDON : Britain 's unemployment rate advanced to 8.4 percent in the three months of January, reaching the highest leve

Published March 14, 2012 Updated March 14, 2012 10:13am

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By Imad Uddin

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"The unemployment rate was 8.4 percent of the economically active population, up 0.1 (percentage points) on the quarter," the Office for National Statistics said in a statement.

"There were 2.67 million unemployed people, up 28,000 on the quarter. The unemployment rate has not been higher since 1995."

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