UK jobless rate drops as firms hire amid Covid easing ...Qatar

UK employers who were getting ready for the easing of lockdown started hiring again in March, driving down unemployment for a third consecutive month, according to official figures. The number of adults seeking work fell to 1.6mn in the three months to March, compared with 1.7mn in the three months to February, the Office for National Statistics said. The quarterly rate was down to 4.8% from 4.9% in February, amid broader signs of recovery in the jobs market as progress with the Covid-19 vaccine programme helped give companies confidence to take on more staff. City economists had forecast the unemployment rate to remain unchanged at 4.9%. The improvement helped push the pound briefly above

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