The number of people unemployed for less than 12 months has fallen by 52,100 over the past year, but the number unemployed for more than a year - the so-called long-term unemployed - has risen by 12,500.

The number of people unemployed for less than 12 months has fallen by 52,100 over the past year, but the number unemployed for more than a year - the so-called long-term unemployed - has risen by 12,500.