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See all our coronavirus coverageUnemployment in the UK edged higher to 5.1% in December as the government’s furlough scheme continued to prevent a steep rise in job losses in the rush-up to Christmas.
With much of the economy still in enforced hibernation,the unemployment rate in the three months to December increased from 5% in November and was up by 1.5 percentage points from a year earlier, according to the Office for National Statistics. Related: UK jobless figures give mixed messages – but the crunch is coming Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com