UK unemployment rate edges down to 4.2%
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The UK unemployment rate fell to 4.2% in the three months between August and October, according to the Office for National Statistics.

The fall, from 4.3%, was in line with market expectations.

The claimant count fell by 49.7K, beating expectations of a fall of 31.5K.

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