26th June 2010
Unemployment in the UK increases to 2.47 million

The number of people who are unemployed in the UK has risen to 2.47 million during the three months to April, representing a rise of 23,000 people.

The rate of UK unemployment now stands at 7.9%.

Furthermore, ONS figures show that the number of people who are out of work and not seeking employment - termed economically inactive - rose by 29,000 during the three months to April.

This is reportedly the highest level since records began, and represents 21.5% of the working age population.

According to the BBC, Employment Minister Chris Grayling said:

"What I want to make sure is that we don't make the mistake of the past decade, where we completely failed to get people off benefits and into work at a time when jobs were being created."

He added: "As the economy recovers and as the private sector creates jobs, I want to make sure those jobs do go, as far as they possibly can, to people who are struggling now, who are still on benefits, and who need a better and stronger future."

However despite the negative outlook, at the same time, figures show that the number of people in employment increased by 5,000 to 28.9 million.

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