The rate of unemployment for November has dropped slightly from 12.6% in October to 12.5%.
The Live Register total has recorded a monthly decrease of 3,400 for last month.
The number of people signing on for November dropped to 391,507. That is an annual decrease of more than 25,000.
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Almost half of claimants - or 46% - are long-term unemployed. However the figures show the numbers out of work for 12 months or more fell by 3.6%.
On a seasonally adjusted basis the Live Register showed a monthly decrease of 2,600 men in November, while the number of women signing on fell by 900 over the same period.
