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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Daniel O'Boyle

UK unemployment rate at 4.2% as ONS changes survey methods

The unemployment rate in the UK was 4.2% in August, according to the ONS, which has started using a new method to count how many people are jobless.

The rate compares to 4.3% in July, though the different survey methods used means like-for-like comparisons may not be appropriate.

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