UK Unemployment Rate Climbs to 4.9% Year-on-Year

The United Kingdom's unemployment rate rose to 4.9% on an annual basis, according to a report by Anadolu Agency.

The report said the number of unemployed persons in the country stood at 1.8 million, an increase of 83,000 compared with the same period a year earlier.

Anadolu Agency did not specify the exact reference period covered by the figures or identify the original source of the statistics in the excerpt reviewed.

Further details on the breakdown of the unemployment data, including sectoral or regional variations, were not immediately available.