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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
City Staff

FTSE 100 Live: Unemployment rate lowest since 1974, pay squeeze continues

The UK’s unemployment rate is its lowest since 1974 after official figures today showed a surprise drop to 3.6% in the three months to July.

The number of people in employment rose by 40,000 over the previous quarter, but the squeeze on household budgets continued.

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