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UK Labour Market Statistics, February 2013
•The employment rate for those aged from 16 to 64 was 71.5%, up 0.3 percentage points on July to September 2012 and up 1.1 on a year earlier. There were 29.73 million people in employment aged 16 and over, up 154,000 on July to September 2012 and up 584,000 on a year earlier. •The unemployment rate was 7.8% of the economically active population, down 0.1 percentage points on July to September 2012 and down 0.6 on a year earlier. There were 2.50 million unemployed people, down 14,000 on July to September 2012 and down 156,000 on a year earlier. •The inactivity rate for those aged from 16 to 64 was 22.3% (the ... (full story)