Roundup: Britain's job market struggles between working rights protection, employment cost hikes


LONDON, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Britain's unemployment rate remained at the highest level since early 2021 during the September-November 2025 period as the job market is caught in the struggle between working rights protection and employment cost hikes.

The unemployment rate for people aged 16 and over was estimated at 5.1 percent in September to November, unchanged from the estimate for the August-October period, a record-high in more than four years, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed Tuesday.

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