UNEMPLOYMENT in the borough rose last month.
Figures for August show Bury's claimant count totalled 2,055 which is an increase of 56 on the previous month.
The latest statistics are made of up of 1,504 males and 551 females.
And the rise has also meant the borough's unemployment rate has jumped from 2.7 per cent to 3.6 per cent.
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