Britain’s unemployment rate has risen to its highest level for nearly a year as further cracks show in the jobs market, according to official figures.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the rate of UK unemployment rose to 4.3 per cent in the three months to March, which is the highest since May to July last year and up from 4.2 per cent in the previous three months. The West Midlands figure for January to March stands at 5.1 per cent.
