Sandie Seward
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Latest Unemployment figures.The number of people out of work in the UK rose by another 177,000 to 2.1 million between December and February.
The number of people claiming jobless benefits rose a smaller than expected 73,700 last month to 1.46 million.
The annual rate of growth in average earnings was 0.1% in the three months to February, down from 1.7% previously.
The unemployment rate was 6.7% for the three months to February, up from 6.1% the previous quarter, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. 
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