UK unemployment has risen above two million for the first time since 1997, official figures have shown. During the three months to January, the number of people unemployed totalled 2.03 million, up by 165,000, said the Office for National Statistics (ONS). For February, the number of people getting jobseeker's allowance added a record 138,400 to reach 1.39 million. There are now 10 jobseekers for every vacancy advertised in UK jobcentres, the TUC claimed earlier this week. The ONS added that the unemployment rate jumped to 6.5% between November and January.The BBC News site has an interactive graphic showing how unemployment has risen in different regions of the country over te past 18 months. It is interesting to see how widely dispersed the rise has been. However, while the national average for unemployment is now 6.5%, in some regions it is much higher. Among the worst hit are the North East of England (8.6%), the North West (7.7%), London (7.5%) and the West Midlands (7.9%).
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