Bank and public holidays
Bank holidays are those created under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 and are days when financial dealings may be suspended.

This paper shows the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance recorded as resident in each constituency in the United Kingdom in December 2008, together with comparisons with the levels in December 2007 and December 1997. This paper also presents residence-based unemployment rates for all 646 constituencies in the United Kingdom.
Unemployment by constituency, December 2008 (606 KB , PDF)
This paper shows the number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance recorded as resident in each constituency in the United Kingdom in December 2008, together with comparisons with the levels in December 2007 and December 1997. This paper also presents residence-based unemployment rates for all 646 constituencies in the United Kingdom.
Unemployment by constituency, December 2008 (606 KB , PDF)
Bank holidays are those created under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 and are days when financial dealings may be suspended.
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This briefing provides statistics and forecasts for household debt, guidance on how to interpret debt statistics and analysis on how debt effects the economy.