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UK unemployment hits highest rate in five years in fresh blow for Rachel Reeves
Unemployment in the UK has increased to its highest rate in five years, according to official figures.
The unemployment rate rose to 5.2% in the three months to December, up from 5.1% in the three months to November, the Office for National Statistics said on Tuesday.
The figure is the highest seen since January 2021, when the country was in a national lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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