UK unemployment total falls to 2.49 million

An article of news comes from BBC News. It shows that the number of the UK employment has reached another high record. The UK unemployment has fallen to 2.49 million (7.7%) in the final quarter of last year.  And this situation compared to before.  The number of people, according to the Office for National Statistics, employed full time rose by 113,000 in recent, but the number of people out of work has fallen steadily for almost a year in the UK. It was due to the sluggish growth of the economy in the UK. Moreover, wage pressure, the wage of staff could not up to consumer prices inflation.

This article, a formal article, just described the truth for all people who concerns unemployment rate in the UK.

Regional unemployment
Region	Total Unemployment	Change	Jobless rate
North East	119,000	-10,000	9.1%
North West	295,000	+3,000	8.5%
Yorkshire/Humber	241,000	-12,000	8.8%
East Midlands	190,000	+10,000	8.2%
West Midlands	246,000	+13,000	8.9%
East of England	207,000	+1,000	6.7%
London	354,000	-26,000	8.3%
South East	291,000	+10,000	6.5%
South West	147,000	-10,000	5.5%
Wales	124,000	-1,000	8.4%
Scotland	207,000	-14,000	7.8%
Northern Ireland	69,000	-1,000	7.9%

Reference:

Auon. (23 January 2013). UK unemployment total falls to 2.49 million. Available: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21158815. Last accessed 23/01/2013.