21/01/2015

UK Unemployment At Six Year Low

Unemployment in the UK fell to a six year low in the three months to November, new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed.

The unemployment rate now stands at 5.8%, having fallen by 58,000 at the end of last year, the ONS figures show.

They also show that wages rose by 1.7% between September and November, the second consecutive increase above the inflation rate.

The full list of figures can be read on the ONS website.

(MH/CD)

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