In 2012, unemployment rose to a record high of 25 percent.

But unemployment rose by more than 600,000 in the same period.

Unemployment could rise to 400,000 in this nation of 11 million.

Unemployment rose from 5,000 in 1961 to 8,000 to 1966.

Unemployment rose from 1,500,000 at the time of the 1979 general election to a record 3,200,000 four years later.

Between 1975-1984, the region lost over 130,000 jobs and unemployment rose to 14% of the working population, well above the national average.

However, during this period local unemployment actually rose from 3,500 to 4,400.

For all of 2001, unemployment rose 1.5 percent in the city.

Unemployment rises for the second month running, though by just over 4,000 to a total of 1,611,000 in May.

Unemployment was actually rising at the time of the general election.