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Unemployment rate unchanged as wage growth slows

By Abigail Townsend

Date: Thursday 19 Mar 2026

(Sharecast News) - The unemployment rate was largely unchanged in January, official data showed on Thursday, while wage growth continued to slow.
According to the Office for National Statistics, the rate rose by 0.1 percentage point in November to January, to 5.2%, a five-year high.

The employment rate ticked up...

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