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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Thomas Kingsley

UK unemployment rises to 3.6 per cent as recession looms

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The rate of UK unemployment rose to 3.6 per cent in the three months to September, up from 3.5 per cent in the previous three months, the Office for National Statistics said.

Darren Morgan, director of labour and economic statistics at the Office for National Statistics (ONS), said half a million working days in August and September were lost to strikes in addition to older people leaving the workforce.

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