Unemployment falls sharply last month but threat of reclosure looms
August 11, 2020
The unemployment rate fell to 16.7pc last month as thousands of employees returned to work.
New official figures show that the rate fell by over 6pc in July from 23.1pc in June.
However, unemployment is still over 10pc higher than it was before the crisis when the economy was close to full employment.
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