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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 18 Dec 2013

    UK unemployment fell by 99,000 in three months to October, with 2.39m now out of work, official figures show http://bbc.in/1dm3Hoq 

    1:31 AM - 18 Dec 2013
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      1. Benjamin Knight‏ @itsbenknight 18 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Does that include all those people on zero-hour contacts to keep them off the stats?

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      1. melanie cutler‏ @mel_cutler 18 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking or on farcical work programmes. ..

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      1. Baldy Radio‏ @BaldyRadio 18 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking How many of them are under "Sanction" from the Job centre?

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      1. Russell Peterson‏ @AnthonyRuss126 18 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Hands up all those who think these figures are manipulated to suit the government!! How many in full time employment?!!

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      1. Jonathan‏ @spouthouse2 18 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking David Cameron's turkey remark about Ed Miliband at PMq marvellous. Stand - up future after parliament ?!

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      1. Ajayi Oluwatoyin‏ @Toyinajayi2 18 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking

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      1. Andrew Edwards‏ @haddockman83 18 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Would be great if they were all working enough hours to support themselves. The figures don't tell the whole story.

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      1. Steve‏ @georgevdragon 18 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking The unemployment rate in this household is 100% but neither of us is included in the DWP stats. Expect we are not the only ones

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      1. noreen riley‏ @noreenriley 18 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking wait till January and let us know then

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      1. K.W.D.‏ @Pirate6665 18 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Official government figures=Lies.

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      1. Simon Murray‏ @SIMONrun 18 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Believe that, you'll believe anything...

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      1. David McDonald‏ @ventmyire 18 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews is that the seasonally adjusted figure or will all temp workers be back on dole on January ?

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      1. Anna‏ @annamarylilley 18 Dec 2013
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        In other words gov stopped paying out JSA to them #bullshit “@BBCBreaking: UK unemployment fell by 99,000 in three months to October

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      1. Tina Reynolds‏ @TeenyBeeny88 18 Dec 2013
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        “@BBCBreaking: UK unemployment fell by 99,000 in three months" Finally people seeing sense and getting off benefits

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      1. norman worsfold  🔴 🔵‏ @cpfc125 18 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking total bollox

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      1. Tomas Seed‏ @SeedTomas 18 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking bullshit nobody believes these rubbish stats ... what about the several thousand illegal workers in my home town rochdale

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      2. Nadine‏ @twinit 18 Dec 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @Reiss_Ferlance probably because people have no choice but to take zero hour contracts!

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      3. Reiss Ferlance‏ @Reiss_Ferlance 18 Dec 2013
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        @twinit @BBCBreaking I agree

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      1. Richie Mc‏ @muckie1 18 Dec 2013
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        @BBCBreaking love to know where the 99000 jobs came from ! Or were these people booted off the job seekers list and on to something else?

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