Job Centre in Cambridge on Wednesday May 17th.Today it was announced the UK unemployment rate has fallen to 4.6%, its lowest in 42 years. The UK unemployment rate has fallen to 4.6%, its lowest in 42 years, as inflation outstrips wage growth, official figures show. The number of people unemployed fell by 53,000 to 1.54 million in the three months to March, said the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Average weekly earnings excluding bonuses increased by 2.1%. On Tuesday, figures showed inflation hit 2.7% in April, up from 2.3%, its highest since September 2013. The jobless rate has not b

Job Centre in Cambridge on Wednesday May 17th.Today it was announced  the UK unemployment rate has fallen to 4.6%, its lowest in 42 years.   The UK unemployment rate has fallen to 4.6%, its lowest in 42 years, as inflation outstrips wage growth, official figures show. The number of people unemployed fell by 53,000 to 1.54 million in the three months to March, said the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Average weekly earnings excluding bonuses increased by 2.1%. On Tuesday, figures showed inflation hit 2.7% in April, up from 2.3%, its highest since September 2013. The jobless rate has not b Stock Photo
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Geoffrey Robinson / Alamy Stock Photo

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17 May 2017

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

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