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UK unemployment rate ticks lower

By Abigail Townsend

Date: Thursday 18 Jun 2026

(Sharecast News) - The UK unemployment rate unexpectedly eased in April, official data showed on Thursday.
According to the Office for National Statistics, the unemployment rate was estimated to be 4.9% in the three months to April, up 0.3 percentage points on the year but down 0.3 percentage points on the...

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