Devon unemployment rises with more jobless claimants
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The number of people out of work and claiming jobseeker's allowance in Devon, Torbay and Plymouth has risen.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) figure for Devon was 9,104 - 249 more than June, representing 2% of the population.
In Torbay there were 3,291 claimants - up from 3274 in June (4.1%), while in Plymouth the figure rose by 202 to 6,686 (3.8%).
Across the UK, the number of claimants rose by 37,100 to 1.56 million.
It is the biggest rise for more than two years and the third consecutive monthly rise.
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