That brought the total number of jobless up to 2.4m, the highest since 1995. John Hawksworth, an economist at PWC, an accountancy firm, says unemployment is on course to reach 3m next spring.
普华永道经济学家约翰霍克渥斯指出，明年春季失业人数将达到三百万。
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However, the report's author, PWC's London-based Head of Macroeconomics John Hawksworth, is quick to point out that China and the U. S. are 'basically neck and neck' in competition for the top spot.