UK unemployment down

UK unemployment fell by 35,000 to 2.65 million in the three months to February, the first fall in almost a year, official figures have shown. 

The jobless rate was 8.3%, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), down from a 12-year high of 8.4% in the previous three-month period. 

The unemployment total for 16-24 year olds was down 9,000 to 1.03 million, taking the unemployment rate for that age group to 22.2%.

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