Why has employment fallen at fastest rate in four years?

Experts blame store closures and slowing economy for the drop

Unemployment UK

Analysts have blamed the slowing economy and shop closures as employment in the UK fell at its fastest rate in four years.

The Office for National Statistics said employment had fallen by 58,000 during the third quarter of 2019 - the biggest drop since May 2015.

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