MOSCOW, Oct 20 (Bernama-Sputnik/RIA Novosti) -- The UK unemployment rate declined to 4.7 per cent in June-August from 4.9 per cent in May-July, according to data from the UK Office for National Statistics, Sputnik/RIA Novosti reported.
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- The average number of unemployed people aged 16 years and over was 1.712 million in June-August, down by 47,000 compared to March-May and by 26,000 year-on-year.
- The average number of employed over-16s grew by 356,000 year-on-year to 34.577 million in June-August.
- The number of employed people increased marginally in August compared to July by 1,000 and declined by 111,000 (0.3 per cent) year-on-year.
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