(ONS) UK unemployment rate during the October to December 2021 period was estimated at 4.1%, a decline of 0.2% from the previous quarter.
Following the decline, unemployment is now only 0.1% higher than the levels before the pandemic.
The fall in unemployment helped the employment rate climb 0.1% to 75.5% in the quarter. The employment rate is now 1.0% below the pre-pandemic period.
The total hours worked rose marginally from the previous quarter but are still below the levels before the pandemic.
The economic inactivity rate increased by 0.1% in the quarter to 21.2%. The rate is 1.0% higher than the levels before the pandemic.
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