'Experimental' UK unemployment rate ticks up slightly as hiring slows

Higher interest rates bite

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The UK unemployment rate rose slightly between June to August, according to ‘experimental data’ by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), as the impact of higher interest rates bite and companies scale back hiring.

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