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The UK unemployment rate rose to 4.0% in the three months through February, ahead of the introduction of Covid-19 lockdown measures, according to the Office for National Statistics.
The market had expected the jobless rate to stay steady at 3.9%.
The claimant count rose by a lower-than-expected 12.1k, while average earnings rose 2.8%, missing expectations of a 3.0% rise.