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Page last updated at 13:08 GMT, Wednesday, 17 June 2009 14:08 UK

UK jobless figure at 12-year-high

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Unemployment in the UK rose to 2.261 million in the three months to April, the highest figure since November 1996.

Young people have been hard-hit by the recession, with the unemployment rate for 18-24 year olds now at 16.6%.

Stephanie Flanders reports.

READ MORE: UK jobless total at 12-year high

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