British Unemployment Rate Lowest Since 2009
7.4 percent
The UK unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since 2009, official figures show.
At 7.4%, this is the lowest rate since the February-to-April period in 2009, theOffice for National Statistics (ONS) said.
The number of people out of work fell by 99,000 to 2.39 million in the three months to October, the ONS said.
Prime Minister David Cameron told MPs the figures showed that "the plan is working".
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