UK Unemployment Falls Slightly But Benefits Claims Increase

The unemployment rate in the UK fell from 7.8 percent to 7.7 percent in the three months ending in August. However, the results released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that the number of people receiving unemployment benefits rose by 5,300 to a total of 1.7 million in September.

Source: BBC News

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