That means Apple could effectively lower the U.S. unemployment rate by a tenth of a percentage point, not counting the economic effect of adding those jobs back into the U.S. economy.

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The jobless rate inched down a tenth of a point at 7.7%, as the size of the labor force declined by 496, 000 and participation fell 0.2 percentage points to 63.3%.

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The official said these also showed the performance by girls was almost a tenth higher than boys, although the rate of increase for boys was quicker.

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The overall rate of unemployment fell by one-tenth to 4.9%.

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The call follows a report earlier in the month which showed business start ups in the region were running at a quarter of the rate for those in the South West and a tenth of the London level.

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The underemployment rate, which includes employees working part time jobs not by choice, rose by a tenth of a percent in October.

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The unemployment rate, obtained by a separate survey of U.S. households, ticked up one-tenth of a percentage point to 7.9%.

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