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Surprise drop in UK unemployment to 4.7% as John Healey’s first budget looms

Latest ONS data presents mixed picture amid slump in job vacancies and analysts warning labour market is ‘running on idle’Business live – news updatesHealey to reject calls to raise CGT in budgetUnemployment in the UK has fallen unexpectedly in the final snapshot of the jobs market before John Healey’s first budget next week.The jobless rate fell to 4.7% in the…

Latest ONS data presents mixed picture amid slump in job vacancies and analysts warning labour market is ‘running on idle’Business live – news updatesHealey to reject calls to raise CGT in budgetUnemployment in the UK has fallen unexpectedly in the final snapshot of the jobs market before John Healey’s first budget next week.The jobless rate fell to 4.7% in the…

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