Further fall in UK unemployment

The number of people out of work in the UK fell by 97,000 to 1.86 million in the three months to December.

The unemployment rate now stands at 5.7% of the adult working population, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.

The ONS said the employment rate, or level of people in work, was 73.2%, its joint highest rate.

Average earnings including bonuses were up 2.1% in the quarter compared with a year earlier.

Further fall in UK unemployment

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