P503 Teletext on 4 503 Jan25 00:41:13         —————————————————————————————  UNEMPLOYMENT CONTINUES RISING Jobless figures last week showed the total out of work rising towards the 3m mark as more firms raised the jobs axe. The December rise of 60,800 was much sharper than expected and the 2.97m out of work is the worst level for almost six years after 32 monthly increases. John Major told the Commons that his Govjrnmjnt was "deeply disappointed" over the 10.5% unemployment rate. ——————————————————————————————————————— Financial headlines 500 City index 501 SHARE DEALING SERVICE.... PAGE 535 Next page CompNews Shares Money