Unemployment has gone up, with the number of those registering for work in October amounting to 7,333, an increase of 982 persons over the same period last year, according to the National Statistics Office.

There was an increase of 16.1 per cent in the number registered unemployed in Malta over October last year, with a 10.5 per cent increase in Gozo.

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