U.K. unemployment unexpectedly fell in the three months through October to the lowest since April 2009, lurching toward the threshold at which Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has said officials will consider raising interest rates. The unemployment rate measured by International Labour Organization methods declined to 7.4 percent from 7.6 percent in the quarter through September, the Office for National Statistics said in London today. The median forecast of 32 economists was for the rate to stay unchanged at 7.6 percent. In November, jobless claims fell 36,700, more than forecast. Faster-than-expected growth ... (full story)