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November 13, 2018UK UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, JULY TO SEPTEMBER 2018 
The UK Office for National Statistics reported today that the unemployment rate for the three-month period July to September 2018 was 4.1 per cent, up slightly compared to the previous three month period. This is down from the rate of 4.3 per cent reported for the same months a year ago.
There were 1.38 million unemployed people, 21,000 more than for April to June 2018, but 43,000 fewer than for a year earlier.
Employment was at 32.41 million, 23,000 more than compared with April to June 2018, and 350,000 more than for a year earlier.
Source: UK Labour Market Statistics and Statistics Canada CANSIM data number 14-10-0287-01