LONDON: Britain’s unemployment rate rose for the first time since the coronavirus lockdown began in March but official data published yesterday also showed a less severe fall in employment than feared.
The unemployment rate increased to 4.1% in the three months to July from 3.9% in the April-June period, the Office for National Statistics said.
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