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... Unemployment rose slightly during 2002 until the July-September quarter, but then fell following stronger economic growth mid-year to a similar level as at the beginning of the year.
The overall picture was largely driven by male unemployment, which rose from 907,000 in October-December 2001 to 936,000 in July-September 2002 before falling back to 892,000 at the end of the year. Conversely, female unemployment took the opposite path, declining in the first quarter of 2002 before starting to rise.
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