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UK: ILO Unemployment Rate down to 6.6% in April

FXStreet (Barcelona) - The ILO Unemployment Rate came in at 6.6% in April, down from 6.8% recorded in March, National Statistics informed on Wednesday. Analysts expected less decline to 6.7%.

The Claimant Count Change showed that the number of unemployment people in the UK dropped by 27.4K in April, following a 28.4K decrease in March and below expectations of a 25K fall.

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