
Britain’s jobless rate unexpectedly fell to 5.0per cent in the three months to January, when the country entered a new COVID lockdown, official figures showed on Tuesday, below forecasts of a rise to 5.2per cent in a Reuters poll.


Britain’s jobless rate unexpectedly fell to 5.0per cent in the three months to January, when the country entered a new COVID lockdown, official figures showed on Tuesday, below forecasts of a rise to 5.2per cent in a Reuters poll.