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UK unemployment jumps to 4.5% on virus fallout
LONDON, Oct 13, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Britain’s unemployment rate has jumped to 4.5 percent as the coronavirus pandemic continues to slash jobs, official data showed on Tuesday.
The reading for the June-August period compared with an unemployment rate of 4.1 percent for May to July, the Office for National Statistic said in a statement.
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