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Hidden jobless behind dip, claim Tories

By Brian Groom, Business and Employment Editor

Published: March 17 2010 23:05 | Last updated: March 17 2010 23:05

Political leaders have traded blows over “hidden unemployment” as the Conservatives seek to prevent Labour claiming credit for a third monthly decline in the jobless total.

The number of people unemployed fell by 33,000 to 2.45m in the three months to January, according to the Office for National Statistics – the biggest quarterly fall for almost three years.

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