Britain‘s unemployment rate has fallen further with the economy reopening following a pandemic lockdown, with vacancies hitting a fresh peak.
The unemployment rate dropped to 4.3 percent in the three months to the end of September, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement. That compared with a rate of 4.5 percent in the quarter to the end of August, the ONS added.
At the same time job vacancies in the three months to the end of October hit a new record high at 1.17 million. This was despite the UK government ending in September its furlough jobs support programme that kept millions of private-sector workers in their roles during the pandemic.
“It might take a few months to see the full impact of furlough coming to an end, as people who lost their jobs at the end of September could still be receiving redundancy pay,” noted Sam Beckett, head of economic statistics at the ONS.
“However, October’s early estimate shows the number of people on the payroll rose strongly on the month and stands well above its pre-pandemic level.
Source: eNCA
In other news – Former President Jacob Zuma wishes model Babalwa Mneno a happy birthday and she can’t deal
Model and media personality Babalwa Mneno‘s recent birthday celebration have shown just how connected she is with SA politicians and in her “cherry on top” moment, she’s shared that she received well wishes for her birthday from former president Jacob Zuma.
Babalwa turned 44 on Friday. Taking to Instagram and absolutely besides herself with joy, the model bragged about how important she must be to have received a message from Zuma. Learn more
