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UK jobless total climbs to 2.4m



Competition intense for new jobs

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The latest unemployment figures are expected to show another big rise in the number of people out of work.

Companies which are still hiring staff say competition for jobs is intense. A handful of retail vacancies in the Lincolnshire town of Boston attracted hundreds of applicants.

Emma Simpson reports.

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