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UK Unemployment Rate Stable at 4.9% in Quarter to May

MT Newswires·07/21/2026 02:17:15
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02:17 AM EDT, 07/21/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Britain's unemployment rate stood at 4.9% in the three months to May, unchanged from the level in the prior three-month period, according to data from the Office for National Statistics published Tuesday. The latest reading matched the consensus estimate for the period. Meanwhile, the UK employment rate was 60.8% during the quarter to May.