New figures show that the amount of people out of work for over a year rose to 904,000 between May and July 2012, up from 882,000 between February and April.The data from the ONS (Office of National Statistics) shows that this is the highest figure since 1996. The amount of people out of work for over two years has also risen, and now stands at 443,000, up from 434,000 in the first quarter.However, the employment rate across the country has actually risen 0.5% on the quarter to 71%, meaning there are ...
