UK unemployment drops as firms hire amid Covid easing
by Richard Partington Economics correspondent from on (#5HYNC)
Rate fell for third consecutive month in three months to March, according to ONS
UK employers who were getting ready for the easing of lockdown started hiring again in March, driving down unemployment for a third consecutive month, according to official figures.
The number of adults seeking work fell to 1.6 million in the three months to March, compared with 1.7 million in the three months to February, the Office for National Statistics said.
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