THE number of unemployed people in the North West continues to rise even though the national figure is falling.The quarterly unemployment figure to April 2012 showed an 2.5% increase in jobless numbers on the previous quarter - up by 8,000 to 325,000, according to data from the Office for National Statistics. This is despite a nationwide fall of 0.2% in the unemployment rate, or 51,000 people, bringing the total to 2.61m.Unemployment figures in Greater Manchester also witnessed a fall for the third month in a row - unemployment for......for the full story register now for free or login below...