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UK unemployment rate unexpectedly dips - ONS

By Abigail Townsend

Date: Tuesday 20 Oct 2026

(Sharecast News) - The UK unemployment rate unexpectedly dipped in August, official data showed on Tuesday, although the number of vacancies also continued to fall.
According to the Office for National Statistics, the unemployment rate in June to August was 4.7%, better than the 4.9% markets were expecting and down 0.1...

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