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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 20 Feb 2013

    UK unemployment fell by 14,000 to 2.5 million between October and December, @statisticsONS figures show

    1:32 AM - 20 Feb 2013
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      1. Janie Mac‏ @TheJanieMac 20 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @statisticsONS Because they were on workfare.

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      1. Suzanne Edwards‏ @suzyanneq 20 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @statisticsONS fell or just relabelled?

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      1. Derek Gleeson‏ @Deiricog 20 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @statisticsONS did you take emmigration and unpaid training schemes into account.

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      1. Denbry‏ @DenrooneyDenise 20 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @statisticsONS how is that possible with so many retailers closing??

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      2. Darren reader‏ @DareaderReader 20 Feb 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @statisticsons how many of them have lost full time jobs and now have part time jobs

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      3. Darren reader‏ @DareaderReader 20 Feb 2013
        Replying to @DareaderReader

        @DareaderReader only 2 hours of this torture left

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      1. paul haynes‏ @phaynes1976 20 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @statisticsons and over the past few months theirs been over 20'000 job losses but you will say the same thing

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      1. paul haynes‏ @phaynes1976 20 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @statisticsons don't make me laugh they always say its fallen its just to tell people what they want 2 hear statistics r a joke

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      1. Alan Bettley‏ @KWA40 20 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @statisticsONS How many of the 14000 are on welfare to work schemes?

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      1. SHIKHAR MISRA‏ @MrShikharMisra 20 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @statisticsONS THATS S VERY DIFFEERENCE

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      1. Salman O‏ @Sal_F1 20 Feb 2013
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        “@BBCBreaking: UK unemployment fell by 14,000 to 2.5 million between October and December, @statisticsONS figures show”

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      1. Petra Ponfoort‏ @PeetinParis 20 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @statisticsons well it didn't in France thanks to that looser #president #Hollande

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      1. Crispy‏ @Pie1980 20 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @statisticsons this coincided with a dramatic rise in the suicide rate among 16-30 year olds with no hope or future

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      1. Neil‏ @xtremelionheart 20 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @statisticsONS temporary Christmas jobs helped them figures!!

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      1.  👣Lezley 🏕‏ @WhotsWot 20 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @statisticsons how many people are on #Workfare ?

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      1. Paul Tonge‏ @PaulTonge1 20 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @statisticsONS stats are quite useful...4 those who believe in them!!!!!

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      1. Joyce Paterson‏ @JoycePaterson 20 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @statisticsONS No mention of the exploitative workfare progs then?

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