Christmas rate cut 'more nailed on' as UK unemployment rises to 5%

MPC meets on 18 December

Michael Nelson
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Unemployment jumped to 5% in the three months to September 2025, up from 4.8% in the previous quarter and above estimates of a year ago, according to the latest figures from the Official for National Statistics.

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