Coronavirus morning update: UK jobs latest, testing system strain & lockdown start-ups
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Tuesday morning. We'll have another update for you at 18:00 BST.We've just had the latest unemployment figures from the Office for National Statistics.
The number of people on UK payrolls in August was about 695,000 lower than in March 2020. In the May to July quarter there was a particularly significant drop in the number of young people in employment. Overall, the unemployment rate grew to 4.1%, up from the previous figure of 3.9%. However, the ONS said the number of job vacancies continued to recover into August, fewer workers were on furlough and average hours worked rose.
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