UK jobless sees biggest jump since December 1992

The number of Britons claiming unemployment benefit rose for a seventh consecutive month in August and by its biggest amount since December 1992 as a deepening economic slowdown dealt the job market a heavy blow. Figures from the Office for National Statistics on Wednesday also showed the number of people in work in the three months to July fell for the first time since the beginning of 2007.
The claimant count leapt by 32,500 in August, far more than the 22,300 forecast, and July's figure was also revised up by more than 7,000. Average earnings including bonuses ticked higher to 3.5 percent in the three months to July from 3.4 percent in the three months to June.