Unemployment rate fails to fall for Burnham

An expected drop in the unemployment rate has failed to materialise, dealing a setback to Andy Burnham’s hopes of reviving Britain’s ailing economy.Unemployment remained stuck at 4.9pc in the three months to June, while the number of payrolled employees fell by 13,000, according to figures from the Office for National

The rate of UK unemployment remained unchanged at 4.9 per cent in the three months to June, the Office for National Statistics said today.