The latest employment figures released today by the UK’s Office for National Statistics reveal a continued rise in the unemployment rate. In June-August the figure rose to 4.5 percent – 0.6 percentage points higher than a year earlier and 0.4 percentage points higher than the previous quarter. The ONS says an estimated 1.52 million people were unemployed in the period, up 209,000 on the year and up 138,000 on the quarter.
This chart shows the unemployment rate in the UK.
