UK unemployment spikes to 4.9% in latest quarter

The latest job statistics in the UK show 819,000 fewer people in payrolled employment since the start of the coronavirus crisis. A third of this belongs to the hospitality sector. Figures also showed a rise in the jobless rate to 4.9% in October from 4.8% the previous month.

UK unemployment spikes to 4.9% in latest quarter

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