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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 17 Oct 2012

    UK unemployment fell by 50,000 between June and August to 2.53m - details soon http://bbc.in/RSc1lj 

    1:31 AM - 17 Oct 2012
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      1. SquashBuckled‏ @HeartOfHoops 17 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking the drop in ppl claiming benefits happenin when the college uni term time starts isn't (cont) http://tl.gd/jm5eq8 

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      1. Cedric Lashley ‏ @CedLash 17 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Did those 50000 work at the Olympics??

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      1. Tony the Dwyver‏ @Dwyertd 17 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Probably mostly over 60's who can't claim income based because they SAVED. Grrr...

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      1. SRQ13‏ @SRQ13 17 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking what did someone forget to hit a digit or two on the government calculator?

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      1. James Richards‏ @Jimbobthon 17 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking that's because of the Olympics

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      1. Trevor Fairclough‏ @Trev_fairclough 17 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking every little helps I suppose..

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      1. Sean Shears ©‏ @SeanShears 17 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking positive

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      1. Laurie‏ @tweetinglaurie 17 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Yes but net unemployment is still up 2% from 2.48m in May-Jul 2010!

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      1. Jatinder‏ @Jatman10 17 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Are the government fiddling numbers again.

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      1. Hilary Gostling‏ @brocanteuse1 17 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking What would the real figure be if they counted all those who can't claim any unemployment benefits, like my husband?

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      1. Hannah Levy‏ @HannahLevy10 17 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking How many of those had short term contracts & jobs with the Olympic & Paralympics, & now face unemployment because that's over?

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      1. bachulus‏ @bachulus 17 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking bbc doing there best to support tory claims that things are getting better-well done beeb loyal to the end-fee payers watching

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      1. Hilary Gostling‏ @brocanteuse1 17 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking If you deduct all the temporary employees for the Olympics/Paralympics what was the real increase in unemployment in the period

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      1. sharron campbell‏ @shazza40101 17 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking yes because people went to College/University lol

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      1. vincent short‏ @vinjs 17 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking what a load of fudged figures

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      1. Exup Rider-Laura‏ @exuprider 17 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Somehow i don't believe these are true figures

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      1. Simon Murray‏ @SIMONrun 17 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Hmm... so 50k switch from JSA to a work programme then...? Lol...

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      1. Trevor Habeshaw‏ @dolbontboy 17 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking It's 'full-time employment' that we are interested in. If part-time jobs were not included it would be a very different story.

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      1. bachulus‏ @bachulus 17 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking spin spin spin spin-tell the truth-we are all in the poo together??

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