1.0 link 151652 <![CDATA[British Unemployment Rate Climbs To 6 Percent]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/17/british-unemployment-rate_n_151652.html LONDON &mdash; The number of jobless in Britain rose further toward the 2 million mark in the three months to October as the economy continues to slow at a dramatic pace, official figures showed Wednesday.

The Office for National Statistics said the number of unemployed using the International Labor Organization measure increased by 137,000 in the three months to October to an 11-year high of 1.86 million. The rise took the unemployment rate up to 6.0 percent for the first time...

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