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UNEMPLOYMENT: Number out of work falls in Scotland

Unemployment figures for Scotland fell last month, official statistics revealed today.

Unemployment figures for Scotland fell last month, official statistics revealed today.

The claimant count measure - those people out of work and claiming Jobseeker's Allowance - fell by 1200 over the month, and 14,900 over the year to 72,300 for October 2007.